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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.
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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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 ...
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Constantine II (king of Greece) Constantine II, 1940–, king of the Hellenes; also known as Constantine XIII. He was appointed regent in 1964 and succeeded to the throne the same year on the death of his father, King Paul. In 1967, after a military junta had seized political power in Greece, Constantine made an abortive attempt to overthrow ...
Tiberius II Constantine [b] ( Latin: Tiberius Cōnstantīnus; Greek: Τιβέριος Κωνσταντῖνος, translit. Tibérios Kōnstantĩnos; [c] died 14 August 582) was Eastern Roman emperor from 574 to 582. Tiberius rose to power in 574 when Justin II, prior to a mental breakdown, proclaimed him caesar and adopted him as his own son.
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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Mother. Fausta. Flavius Claudius Constantinus, also known as Constantine II, was born in February 316 in Arelate, a city in the south of modern-day France. His father was Constantine the Great, and his mother was Fausta. When Constantine II turned one year old, he was declared Caesar by his father. In 326, after his half-brother Crispus died ...
