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Constantine. Portrait head of Constantine I, marble, Roman, c. 325–370 ce; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Constantine and Licinius soon disputed among themselves for the empire. Constantine attacked his adversary for the first time in 316, taking the dioceses of Pannonia and Moesia from him. A truce between them lasted 10 ...
Constantine The Great Biography. 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 ...
Jul 9, 2019 · by World History Edu · July 9, 2019. Constantine the Great – the first Roman Emperor to endorse Christianity. Image source: museicapitolini.org. He was an ancient Roman ruler (emperor) who reigned from 306-337 AD. Constantine the Great, also called Constantine I, was very famous for his role in uniting Rome and contributing to the ...
Life of Constantine the Great ( Greek: Βίος Μεγάλου Κωνσταντίνου; Latin: Vita Constantini) is a panegyric written in Greek in honor of Constantine the Great by Eusebius of Caesarea in the 4th century AD. It was never completed due to the death of Eusebius in 339. The work provides scholars with one of the most ...
July 3, 324. The uneasy truce between East and West comes to an end with Constantine’s army routing Licinius’s forces at Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey). Constantine wins another victory at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar, Turkey) in September, and Licinius surrenders. With the exile of Licinius, Constantine becomes the sole emperor of ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Constantine’s forces routed the enemy, and he became emperor. The Chi-Rho symbol would be part of Constantine’s personal signature for the rest of his life. As emperor, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which declared Roman citizens free to worship whatever gods they chose. The Edict of Milan ended longstanding persecution of ...
