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  1. Constantius II ( Latin: Flavius Julius Constantius; Greek: Κωνστάντιος, translit. Kōnstántios; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeated civil wars, court ...

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      Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known...

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      He was a paternal half-brother of Constantine I. Constantine...

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      Julian (Latin: Flavius Claudius Julianus; Greek: Ἰουλιανός...

  2. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306–337 AD), Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Historians remain uncertain about Constantine's reasons for favoring Christianity, and theologians and historians have often argued about which form of early Christianity he subscribed to.

  3. Silver coin of Constans, showing Constans, Constantine II and Constantius II. The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324.

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  5. Dec 18, 2012 · Emperor Constantius II. Mary Harrsch (Photographed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology) (CC BY-SA) Constantius II ruled the Roman Empire between 337-361 CE. He was the second son of Constantine the Great and Fausta. Constantius was a devout follower of Arianism Christianity. Ruling for 24 years, he was the longest reigning ...

  6. Dec 7, 2017 · Definition. Constans II (aka Konstans II) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668 CE. Sometimes known as Constans Pogonatos (“the Bearded”), he came to the throne by a series of unlikely events and his empire was immediately challenged almost everywhere by the rising Arab Caliphate. He attempted to end the Church's divisive ...

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  7. Constantine II (born 316, Arelate, Viennensis [now Arles, France]—died 340) was a Roman emperor from 337 to 340. The second son of Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337), he was given the title of caesar by his father on March 1, 317. When Constantine the Great died in 337, Constantine II and his brothers, Constans and Constantius II, each ...

  8. On his death, Constantine II (337-340), Constans (337-350), and Constantius II (337-361) came to power. When the last-mentioned ruler died, Julian the Apostate (360-363) succeeded him. He was killed in action in a battle against the Sasanian Persians. Under the House of Constantine, the Empire's frontiers were improved by building powerful castles.