.—Constantine’s Entry into Rome.
then at this time sung these and suchlike praises to God, the
Ruler of all and the Author of victory, after the example of his great
servant Moses, Constantine entered the imperial city in triumph. And
here the whole body of the senate, and others of rank and distinction
in the city, freed as it were from the restraint of a prison, along
with the whole Roman populace, their countenances expressive of the
gladness of their hearts, received him with acclamations and abounding
joy; men, women, and children, with countless multitudes of servants, greeting him as deliverer, preserver, and benefactor, with incessant shouts. But he, being possessed of inward piety toward God, was neither rendered arrogant by these plaudits, nor uplifted by the praises he heard: but, being sensible that he had received help from God, he immediately rendered a thanksgiving to him as the Author of his victory.