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Constantine I. Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus [1] (February 27, 272 C.E. – May 22, 337 C.E.) commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or (among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic [2] Christians) Saint Constantine, was a Roman emperor, proclaimed augustus by his troops on July 25, 306 C.E., and who ruled an ever ...
May 10, 2021 · Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) was Roman emperor from 306-337 CE and is known to history as Constantine the Great for his conversion to Christianity in 312 CE and his subsequent Christianization of the Roman Empire. His conversion was motivated in part by a vision he experienced at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome in 312 ...
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 the Great (27 Feb c. 272/273 – 22 May 337) Constantine was Roman Emperor (A.D. 306-337). He was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and played a crucial role in the spread of the religion. With co-Emperor Licinius, he issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire.
pope (314-335) St. Sylvester I (born, Rome [Italy]—died 335, Rome; Western feast day December 31, Eastern feast day January 2) was the pope from 314 to 335, whose long pontificate saw the beginnings of the Christian Roman Empire. Little is known about Sylvester’s early life. A presbyter when elected to succeed Pope Miltiades (Melchiades ...
October 28, 312. Constantine marches on Rome and meets Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. Maxentius is slain, and Constantine emerges as the sole ruler in the West. Constantine erects a triumphal arch in Rome, crediting the “inspiration of the Divinity” for his victory. He disbands the Praetorian Guard, the imperial household ...
