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

    2 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 ...

    • Helena

      Flavia Julia Helena (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /; Greek: Ἑλένη,...

    • List of People Known as The Great

      This is a list of people known as the Great, or the...

    • Constantius I

      Flavius Valerius Constantius (c. 250 – 25 July 306), also...

    • Constantine II

      Career. The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta,...

    • Catechumen

      Catechesis (/ ˌ k æ t ə ˈ k iː s ɪ s /; from Greek:...

    • Constans I

      Flavius Julius Constans (c. 323 – 350), also called Constans...

    • Fifty Bibles of Constantine

      Codex Vaticanus Codex Sinaiticus. The Fifty Bibles of...

    • Maxentius

      Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c. 283 – 28 October 312)...

    • New Rome

      New Rome (Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη, Néa Rhṓmē; Koinē Greek: [ˈne̞a...

    • Solidus

      Solidus of Theodosius II, minted in Constantinople c....

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Roman_EmpireRoman Empire - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Sestertius issued under Hadrian circa AD 134–138 Solidus issued under Constantine II, and on the reverse Victoria, one of the last deities to appear on Roman coins, gradually transforming into an angel under Christian rule

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

    19 hours ago · In 326 AD, Constantine ordered his firstborn son to be put to death. Crispus was executed in Pula (Croatia) with “cold poison,” as mentioned in texts of the time. Some historians argue the texts mean “the coldness of poison.”. The fact is that the young man died of poisoning due to the orders of his father.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Slavery_in_ancient_RomeSlavery in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Under Constantine II (emperor AD 337–340), Jews were barred from owning Christian slaves, converting their slaves to Judaism, or circumcising their slaves. Laws in late antiquity discouraging the subjection of Christians to Jewish owners suggest that they were aimed at protecting Christian identity, [68] since Christian households continued ...

  6. worldhistorycommons.org › constantinian-edictsConstantinian Edicts | World History Commons

    3 days ago · This is a series of edicts issued by Constantine regarding religion, beginning with the original edict of toleration from 311 signed by three of the then four rulers of the Roman Empire: Lactantius, Licinius, and Constantine. The remaining edicts were issued by Constantine alone and are here in chronological order.

  7. istanbulclues.com › byzantine-constantinopleThe Story of Byzantine Constantinople (Through 25 Sites)

    5 days ago · Founded by Constantine the Great as the co-capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople was the heir to the Rome. In this article, I will tell a story that starts from 330, when Constantine founded the city, and continues until 1453, when Constantinople fell.

  8. www.britannica.com › Constantine-XI-PalaeologusConstantine XI Palaeologus | Fall of Constantinople, Last ...

    5 days ago · Role In: Fall of Constantinople. Siege of Constantinople. Constantine XI Palaeologus (born February 9, 1404, Constantinople, Byzantine Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died May 29, 1453, Constantinople) was the last Byzantine emperor (1449–53), killed in the final defense of Constantinople against the Ottoman Turks.