Sign From Heaven? Meteor Changed History

Thursday, July 3, 2003

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* Constantine might have lost the battle without the divine inspiration he used to his advantage to become the victor

* If Constantine did not become emperor, Christianity would not have received state patronage

* The establishment of the papacy in Rome may never ever happened

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A team of Swedish geologists has found what it believes is the crater made by a meteor that streaked across the sky and crashed into the Earth in 312 AD. If they're right--and carbon dating has already backed them up on it--this is a meteor whose presence may have changed the history of the world, asserts the BBC News Online.

* The scene: Central Italy in the year 312 AD
* The main character: Constantine, who was preparing to invade Italy in a battle with Maximinus Daia for control of Rome
* The plot: A celestial vision that changed history
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Dan