Some writers point to the claim by the sun - god worshipper Constantine that in 312 C.E., while on one of his military campaigns, he had a vision of a cross superimposed on the sun along with the motto in Latin “in hoc vince ” (by this conquer).
ولاحقا ،‏ وُضِعت علامة « مسيحية » على رايات وتروس ودروع جيشه .‏