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May 10, 2022 · Constantine The Great. Born: 27 February 272, Naissus, Moesia, Roman Empire (modern-day Serbia) Died: 22 May 337 (aged 65), Achyron, Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire (modern day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) Reign: 25 July 306 – 22 May 337. Constantine I, known as Constantine the Great or just Constantine, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was ...
Roman Emperor; In Power: Jul 25, 306 – May 22, 337: Born: Feb 27, 272 Naissus, Moesia, Roman Empire: Died: May 22, 337 (aged 65) Achyron, Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire: Wife: Minervina Fausta: Father: Constantius Chlorus: Mother: Helena
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Constantine I (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. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution in a period ...
- 25 July 306 – 22 May 337
- Helena
Nicomedia was founded about 264 B.C. by Nicomedes I of Bithynia ( Strab. 12.4.2) on the site of the Greek colony of Olbia. First the capital of the Bithynian kingdom (Memnon 20.1), and later of the Roman province of Bithynia, Nicomedia was astride the great highroad connecting Europe and the East, and was a port as well; Nicaea was its rival.
Nicomedia. Nicomedia (modern İzmit, Turkey) was a city of Bithynia, the residence of Diocletian and his successors until 330. The foundation of Constantinople brought decline, but Nikomedeia remained a provincial capital and seat of a philosophical school headed by Libanios. Ruined by the earthquake of 358, Nicomedia never really recovered ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Arrian (born in 86 CE) was a native of Nicomedia, the capital of the Roman province of Bithynia, a city situated at the extremity of a bay of the Propontis (Sea of Marmara) on the Asiatic side. Arrian was a member of the Greek literary elite (a pupil of Epictetus) and the Roman imperial administration.
Nicomedia was founded in 284 BC as the capital of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Bithynia (Geography 12.4.2; Hamilton & Falconer 1854–1857). Despite several destructive earthquakes, its strategic location made the city a significant trading, military and artistic centre throughout the ages.
