Constantine the Great
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Roman emperor (r. 324-337 c.e.){$I[g]Roman Empire;Constantine the Great} As the first Christian emperor of Rome, Constantine was primarily responsible for initiating the great changes that in a few decades turned the pagan empire into a Christian one. Constantine refounded the old Greek city of Byzantium as the New Rome, which, as Constantinople, became Europe’s greatest city during the following millennium.
Early Life
Flavius Valerius Constantinus, or Constantine (KAHN-stuhn-teen), was born at a crucial time in the long history of...
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