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158 ESTEBAN MORENO RESANO PALABRAS CLAVE: Constantino, Ejército romano, cultos tradiciona-les, cristianismo, «guerra de religión». ABSTRACT Religious questions played an outstanding role in the civil wars in which Constantine participated. In fact, the intervention of the different di-vinities in fight was necessary to encourage the soldiers to combat, to ce-lebrate duly the victory and to assure the health of the prince. Constantine presented himself as a fulfiller of the heathen cults until 312, when, after the failed interpretations of the haruspices, he left the Roman customary religious system, in first place, for henotheism, and, since 314, for chris-tianity. After Licinius´ defeat in 324, he declared his own monotheist faith. He didn´t impose his personal believings to the troops, but he promoted it diffussion among the military groups that were on his side, concretely, co-mitatenses and protectores. KEY WORDS: Constantine, Roman Army, heathen cults, christianity, «War of religion». * * * * * Revista de Historia Militar, 120 (2016), pp. 158-198. ISSN: 0482-5748


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