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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Constantine_the_GreatConstantine the Great - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution in a period ...

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3. greekreporter.com › 2024/05/30 › constantine-greatWhy Did Constantine the Great Execute His Son and Wife?

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   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.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Roman_emperorsList of Roman emperors - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · In 330, Constantine the Great, the emperor who accepted Christianity, established a second capital in Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople. Historians consider the Dominate period of the empire to have begun with either Diocletian or Constantine, depending on the author. [9]

5. www.thecollector.com › helena-true-crossHow Saint Helena and the True Cross Changed an Empire

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   1 day ago · He was still the emperor — the first one to protect Christianity. Roman Empire(s) circa 330, Source: Wikimedia Commons Constantine died in 337 and his three surviving sons inherited the Empire. At first, they divided it: Constantine II and Constans split the western provinces and Constantius II took the eastern half.

6. www.historytools.org › stories › the-basilica-ofThe Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine: A Triumph of Roman ...

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   5 days ago · In 312 AD, Constantine marched on Rome and defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge – a turning point in Roman history. Constantine, now the undisputed ruler of the Western Empire, took over the unfinished basilica and completed it, likely by 313 AD. Construction and Design: A Marvel of Roman Engineering.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Historiography_of_theHistoriography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire

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   6 days ago · Gibbon theorized that paganism declined from the second century BC and was finally eliminated by the top-down imposition of Christianity by Constantine, the first Christian emperor, and his successors in the fourth century AD. Map of the Roman Empire with the distribution of Christian congregations of the first three centuries AD

8. facts.net › 32-amazing-arch-of-constantine-facts32 Amazing Arch Of Constantine Facts - Facts.net

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   5 days ago · The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to honor Constantine's victory. It marks the first time a Roman monument was dedicated to a Christian emperor. The Battle of Milvian Bridge, commemorated by the arch, was a turning point in Roman history, leading to Constantine's conversion to Christianity.