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May 31, 2017 · The Roman emperor, Constantine the Great (c. 272/280-337), is commonly viewed with a positive light. This perspective is likely deserved—the man achieved a lot of impressive feats in his lifetime. He ended Christian persecution in the Roman Empire and was the only survivor in the civil war between the leaders of the Roman Tetrarchy.
Constantius I (born c. 250, Dacia Ripensis—died July 25, 306, Eboracum, Britain [now York, North Yorkshire, England]) was a Roman emperor and father of Constantine I the Great. As a member of a four-man ruling body created by the emperor Diocletian, Constantius held the title of caesar from 293 to 305 and caesar augustus in 305–306.
May 10, 2022 · Constantine I, known as Constantine the Great or just Constantine, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was Roman emperor, reigning from 306 to 337. He was born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterranea (now Niš, Serbia) and was the son of Flavius Constantius (who had been one of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy) and Helena.
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. An army.
Mar 12, 2024 · In the early 4th century, Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into two parts, the eastern and the western regions. However, political power was still heavily concentrated in Rome. This led to power struggles between the rulers of both regions, including Constantine the Great, who was a Roman Emperor from 306-337 AD.
Constantine II (emperor) Constantine II ( Latin: Flavius Claudius Constantinus; 316 – 340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. Son of Constantine the Great and co-emperor alongside his brothers, his attempt to exert his perceived rights of primogeniture led to his death in a failed invasion of Italy in 340.
1 day ago · Constantine the Great was one of the most important figures of Byzantium and Christianity, yet there is a dark chapter in the emperor’s reign that historians cannot fathom. The execution of his oldest son Crispus and his wife Empress Fausta is a tragic episode in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire that is full of glorious moments.
