Note 1 — Chapter VIII

It was over these hills that Constantine was marching when, at break of day,1 the fiery cross appeared in the sky, with the inscription, “In hoc vince.” Wonder arose in the minds of Constantine and his legions, but none could interpret the meaning of the celestial sign. At night, in a dream, Constantine saw Jesus with a cross in his arms, like to that he had seen in the heavens; and the vision commanded him to attach a mark of the same form to his standard, telling him that by so doing he should vanquish all his enemies.