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Sep 9, 2021 · Constantine the Great (reign: 306 to 337 A.D.) Considered by many to be the last western Roman emperor, Constantine I brought many changes that would irrevocably alter the Roman empire.
Born: February 27, 272 AD in Naissus, Serbia. Died: May 22, 337 AD in Nicomedia, Turkey. Best known for: Being the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and establishing the city of Constantinople. Also known as: Constantine the Great, Constantine I, Saint Constantine. The Arch of Constantine in Rome.
Constantine the Great. — His coins give his name as M., or more frequently as C., Flavius Valerius Constantinus. He was born at Naissus, now Nisch in Servia, the son of a Roman officer, Constantius, who later became Roman Emperor, and St. Helena, a woman of humble extraction but remarkable character and unusual ability. The date of his birth ...
Constantine made his mother, Helena (Constantius’s wife or concubine), empress when his army proclaimed him emperor in 306 CE. 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.
Jan 1, 2001 · Constantine the Great delves into the reasons why the reign of this Roman emperor (306-37) marked an historical epoch, albeit one charged with irony. Founding his capital at Constantinople, Constantine revitalized the Eastern half of the empire, enabling it to survive and to flourish (as the Byzantine Empire) for another thousand years.
The following list starts with Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor, who rebuilt the city of Byzantium as an imperial capital, Constantinople, and who was regarded by the later emperors as the model ruler. Modern historians distinguish this later phase of the Roman Empire as Byzantine due to the imperial seat moving from Rome to ...
Constantine the Great, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was the Roman emperor who ruled from 306 to 337 CE. He is considered one of the most influential Roman emperors due to his role in the unification of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity, and the founding of Constantinople.