Originally built in 206 B.C., the Ponte Milvio is certainly one of Rome’s oldest, though having been modified and restored numerous times over the last few centuries of its existence. Running over the Tiber, Italy’s third-longest river, the Milvio Bridge was also the site of the famous Battle of the Milvian Bridge between Constantine I and his rival Maxentius that occurred some 500 years after it was constructed. Constantine I was a Christian ruler and his victory at the bridge became the catalyst for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, thereafter, becoming the Romans’ dominant religion. At one point in the last decade, the bridge became known as the “Lovers’ Bridge”, a place where lovers placed locks with their initials on it and threw the key into the Tiber, similar to Paris’ Pont des Arts. However, the bridge suffered a partial collapse due to the overwhelming number of locks, leading to a strict ban of this activity. Nevertheless, the bridge still promises visitors a romantic experience with a beautiful view of the river below.