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The '''Labarum''' was the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Constantine]]'s [[Christian]] standard after his triumph at the [[Milvian Bridge]] in A.D. 312.
The '''Labarum''' was the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Constantine]]'s [[Christian]] standard after his triumph at the [[Milvian Bridge]] in A.D. 312.
The standard consisted of a purple banner with the [[Greek]] slogan, "In this sign [of the Cross] you shall conquer. It was suspended from a long and gilded spear, with a chi-rho symbol of [[Christ]] at the top.
The standard consisted of a purple banner with the [[Greek]] slogan, "In this sign [of the Cross] you shall conquer." It was suspended from a long and gilded spear, with a chi-rho symbol of [[Christ]] at the top.
Fifty soldiers guarded this standard.
Fifty soldiers guarded this standard.
[[Category:Roman History]]
[[Category:Roman History]]