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  1. Feb 20, 2024 · Mother. Helena. Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337 AD) was a powerful general who reigned over the Roman Empire as emperor, until his death. He made the previously named city Byzantium (now Istanbul, Turkey) capital of the whole Roman Empire. As emperor, he named the city Constantinople, which means "City of Constantine" in Greek.

  2. Born: February 27, 272 AD in Naissus, Serbia. Died: May 22, 337 AD in Nicomedia, Turkey. Best known for: Being the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and establishing the city of Constantinople. Also known as: Constantine the Great, Constantine I, Saint Constantine. The Arch of Constantine in Rome. Photo by Adrian Pingstone. Biography:

  3. 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.

  4. Constantine the Great. ( ad 280?–337). Two important events marked the reign of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. He made Christianity a lawful religion in Roman society, and he founded the city of Constantinople, the brilliant capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was born in the Roman ...

  5. Constantine would follow in his father's footsteps and inevitably get involved in a Roman civil war. By the end of the war, Constantine found himself as the Emperor of the western half of the ...

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  7. Constantine the Great. In 312 CE, Constantine battled for control of the Western Roman Empire. Legend says that he had a vision of a flaming cross and the words ''in this sign thou shalt conquer ...

  8. Feb 25, 2019 · February 25, 2019. • 5 min read. Emperor Constantine (ca A.D. 280– 337) reigned over a major transition in the Roman Empire—and much more. His acceptance of Christianity and his ...