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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.
Jun 24, 2024 · Constantine the Great. Latin in full: Flavius Valerius Constantinus. Born: February 27, after 280 ce ?, Naissus, Moesia [now Niš, Serbia] Died: May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia [now İzmit, Turkey] Title / Office: emperor (324-337), Roman Empire. Notable Family Members: father Constantius I. mother St. Helena. son Crispus. Role In:
Apr 19, 2013 · Constantine I, aka Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 CE. Realizing that the Roman Empire was too large for one man to adequately rule, Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) split the empire into two, creating a tetrachy or rule of four.
Apr 2, 2014 · Constantine I was a Roman emperor who ruled early in the 4th century. He was the first Christian emperor and saw the empire begin to become a Christian state. Updated: May 21, 2021. Photo:...
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.
May 10, 2021 · Constantine I (Flavius Valerius Constantinus) was Roman emperor from 306-337 CE and is known to history as Constantine the Great for his conversion to Christianity in 312 CE and his subsequent Christianization of the Roman Empire.
Feb 25, 2019 · 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 establishment of an eastern capital city, which...
Constantine became the first Christian Roman Emperor and founder of Constantinople, which brought about the beginning of the East Roman Empire known today as Byzantium. Constantine's exposure to imperial life began early when he was taken to the court of Diocletian.
Dec 7, 2022 · Constantine the Great is, however, best known for accepting Christianity, a watershed moment that led to rapid Christianization of the Roman Empire, changing not only the fate of the Empire but of the entire world.
Constantine was a usurping Roman emperor who was recognized as coruler by the Western emperor Honorius in 409. Proclaimed emperor by his army in Britain in 407, Constantine crossed to the European continent with a force of British troops; by the end of the year he controlled eastern Gaul.
