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May 18, 2024 · Constantine I, first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. Militarily, he triumphed over foreign and domestic threats. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture which grew into Byzantine and Western medieval culture.
Feb 25, 2019 · February 25, 2019. • 5 min read. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empire—and much more. His acceptance of Christianity and his establishment...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Constantine I was a Roman emperor who ruled early in the 4th century. He was the first Christian emperor and saw the empire begin to become a Christian state. Updated: May 21, 2021. Photo:...
Constantine was a usurping Roman emperor who was recognized as coruler by the Western emperor Honorius in 409. Proclaimed emperor by his army in Britain in 407, Constantine crossed to the European continent with a force of British troops; by the end of the year he controlled eastern Gaul.
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Apr 4, 2021 · Constantine the Great, born in Naissus, Upper Moesia, around 27 February AD 272 or 273, was a Roman emperor. He was the son of Helena, who was an innkeeper’s daughter, and Constantius Chlorus. The exact details of his parents’ marital status are uncertain, leading to the possibility that Constantine might have been an illegitimate child.
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Constantine I, The Great, Roman Emperor. views 1,665,215 updated. CONSTANTINE I, THE GREAT, ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned July 15, 306, to May 22, 337; b. Naissus (Nish) in modern Yugoslavia, c. 280; d. Nicomedia.
Constantine. Portrait head of Constantine I, marble, Roman, c. 325–370 ce; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Constantine and Licinius soon disputed among themselves for the empire. Constantine attacked his adversary for the first time in 316, taking the dioceses of Pannonia and Moesia from him.
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