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3 days ago · Mother. Helena. Religion. Roman polytheism (until 312) Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (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.
- 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....
- Helena
3 days ago · Theodosius I (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths , as well as in two civil wars, and was instrumental in establishing the creed of Nicaea as the orthodox doctrine for ...
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3 days ago · A fresco depicting the First Council of Nicaea at the Vatican's Sixtine Salon. In the short-term, the Council did not completely solve the problems it was convened to discuss, and a period of conflict and upheaval continued for some time. Constantine was succeeded by two Arian emperors in the Eastern Empire: his son, Constantius II, and Valens.
- May to August AD 325
- First Council of Constantinople
Mar 12, 2024 · Constantine the Great, also known as Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was born on February 27, 272 CE in Naissus, in what is now Serbia. He was the son of a Roman Army officer named Constantius Chlorus and his wife Helena. Constantine’s early life was filled with political power struggles and violence, as the Roman Empire was in a state of turmoil.
5 days ago · Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor (306 – 337) who built a new imperial residence at Byzantium (back then it was an Ancient Greek colony. Today it is Turkey’s capital, Istanbul) and renamed the city Constantinople after himself. The city later became the capital of the entire Byzantine Empire. 24. Julian.
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Mar 13, 2024 · Constantine the Great was not just any Roman Emperor; he was a pivotal figure whose reign transformed an empire and shaped Western civilization as we know it. Through his support for Christianity, substantial military conquests, and the founding of Constantinople, he carved a path for Rome and its people that still impacts our lives today.
Mar 1, 2024 · This is one of twelve oil sketches by Rubens for a cycle of tapestries depicting the life of Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. The sketch (also known as a modello ) represents Constantine’s triumphal entry into Rome after his victory over Maxentius left him sole ruler of the Western Roman Empire.