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Eusebius of Nicomedia (/ j uː ˈ s iː b i ə s /; Greek: Εὐσέβιος; died 341) was an Arian priest who baptized Constantine the Great on his deathbed in 337. A fifth-century legend evolved that Pope Sylvester I was the one to baptize Constantine, but this is dismissed by scholars as a forgery 'to amend the historical memory of the Arian baptism that the emperor received at the end of ...
The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, [2] during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Licinius was soundly defeated, his army suffering heavy casualties as a result. Constantine built up military momentum, winning further battles on land and sea, eventually ...
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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 ...
Apr 9, 2023 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Flavius Valerius Constantinus (Latin: IMP CAESAR FLAVIVS CONSTANTINVS AVGVSTVS) (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I or Constantine the Great, was proclaimed Augustus by his troops on 25 July 306 and ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire until his death.
Constantine I Later canonized as a saint, she is traditionally attributed with the conversion of her son. Constantine served with distinction under the Roman emperors Diocletian and Galerius. He began his career by campaigning in the eastern provinces before being recalled in the west to fight alongside his father in the province of Britannia. After his father's death in 306, Constantine was ...
