Greetings all, 

Today we commemorate the Emperor Constantine formally entering Rome after the 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventus_(ceremony)

 

He was officially greeted at the city gates by the Senate, and then acclaimed by cheering crowds in a grand procession through the city.  This practice must have been part Triumph and part show of loyalty to end all hostilities.  

 

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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