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The evasion I would use is: what do you mean by "good emperor"? He was "great", in the sense of "Alexander the Great," personally charismatic and a widely successful general/field commander. The difficulty is that most of Constantine's greatest military victories were over Romans in civil wars; the written sources for Constantine are light and almost exclusively partisan based on the author's ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor, was born on February 8, 1405, in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. He belonged to the prestigious Palaiologos dynasty, which had ruled the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire since the mid-13th century. Constantine’s reign was brief, lasting from 1449 until 1453, but his courageous ...
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]
Constantine the Great was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. He ruled from 306 C.E. until his death in 337 C.E. Constantine the Great was responsible for giving new life to the city of Byzantium, which is present-day Istanbul, Turkey. During his reign known as New Rome, Constantine the Great renamed the city.
Oct 4, 2023 · Constantine the Great Statue. The Statue of Constantine the Great, also known as the Colossus of Constantine, was an enormous sculpture of the Roman Emperor that stood in the city of Rome, made of white marble, bronze, and brick. The statue was about 40 feet (12 meters) tall and depicted Constantine holding a Christian cross in his left hand ...
Constantine I - Christian Emperor, Edict of Milan, Conversion: Shortly after the defeat of Maxentius, Constantine met Licinius at Mediolanum (modern Milan) to confirm a number of political and dynastic arrangements. A product of this meeting has become known as the Edict of Milan, which extended toleration to the Christians and restored any personal and corporate property that had been ...
Emperor Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, reigned over the Roman Empire from 306 to 337 AD. His era was one of immense change and turmoil, beset by internal strife, external threats, and a shifting religious landscape.