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- After defeating and executing Licinius, he gained control of the East and became sole emperor. He moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (324). In 326 he had his wife and eldest son killed for reasons that remain obscure.
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Constantine himself had two wives: Minerva (or Minervina), who bore Constantine his firstborn child, Crispus; and Fausta, the daughter of the previous Western emperor who bore him three sons. In 326, Constantine put Crispus and Fausta to death—an episode that has attracted much speculation but few definitive answers.
1 day 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 that the texts mean “the coldness of poison”. The fact is that the young man died of poisoning on the orders of his father.
Apr 19, 2013 · He was buried at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople, leaving his empire in the hands of his three sons - Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans with Constantius II eventually defeating his brothers and ruling the entire empire by himself.
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In return, Constantine would reaffirm the old family alliance between Maximian and Constantius and offer support to Maxentius' cause in Italy. Constantine accepted and married Fausta in Trier in late summer 307. Constantine gave Maxentius his meagre support, offering Maxentius political recognition.
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