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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.
Jun 14, 2022 · Constantine was born in the city of Naissus (now modern Serbia) on February 27, 272 AD. His father, Flavius Constantius, was one of the imperial bodyguards of then-ruler Emperor Aurelian. Constantine’s mother was a poor Greek woman named Helena, likely a mistress of Constantius. Late Antique Roman Colossal Head of Constantine (Photo Credit ...
The Edict of Milan ( Latin: Edictum Mediolanense; Greek: Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων, Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) was the February 313 AD agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. [1] Western Roman Emperor Constantine I and Emperor Licinius, who controlled the Balkans, met in Mediolanum (modern-day ...
May 20, 2023 · St. Constantine. Saint Constantine, Emperor and Equal-to-the-Apostles ( February 27, 272- May 22, 337) was first Christian Emperor, responsable for spreading the faith all over the Empire. The Orthodox Church keeps his feast on May 21, along with his mother, Empress Saint Helen, as Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles. [1]
Mar 3, 2019 · On the morning of 28 October 312, the forces of Constantine and Maxentius would face each other on the Milvian Bridge, which carried the Via Flaminia over the River Tiber into Rome. Constantine would emerge the victor and, by 324, establish himself as the sole ruler of the Western Empire. As Constantine the Great, he recalled his vision on the ...
Apr 9, 2013 · Foundation by Constantine (284 - 337 CE) Emperor Diocletian who ruled the Roman Empire from 284 to 305 CE believed that the empire was too big for one person to rule and divided it into a tetrarchy (rule of four) with an emperor and a co-emperor in both the east and west. Diocletian chose to rule the east. Young Constantine rose to power in the ...
Constantine I, aka Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 CE. Realizing that the Roman Empire was too large for one man to adequately rule, Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) split the empire into two, creating a tetrachy or rule of four. While he ruled the east from Nicomedia as an “augustus” with Galerius as his “caesar ...
