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3 giorni fa · 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. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian persecution in a period ...
18 mag 2024 · Constantine I, first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. Militarily, he triumphed over foreign and domestic threats. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture which grew into Byzantine and Western medieval culture.
- Constantine reigned during the 4th century CE and is known for attempting to Christianize the Roman Empire. He made the persecution of Christians i...
- Some have argued that Constantine’s conversion to Christianity was politically motivated. At least openly, Constantine ascribed much of his politic...
- In 305 Constantine assisted his father, the newly appointed Western emperor, with a campaign in Britain. Their army proclaimed Constantine emperor...
- Constantine funded church-building projects throughout his reign as a way to encourage Christianity’s growth. Churches were erected at, among other...
- Constantine’s father, Constantius I, was appointed to the position of augustus (emperor) by the time Constantine reached young adulthood. Constanti...
31 mag 2024 · In 360, he was proclaimed emperor by his soldiers at Lutetia (Paris), sparking a civil war with Constantius. However, Constantius died before the two could face each other in battle, having allegedly named Julian as his successor.
5 giorni fa · List of Roman emperors. The Prima Porta statue of Augustus ( r. 27 BC – AD 14), the first Roman emperor. The Roman emperors were the rulers of the Roman Empire from the granting of the name and title Augustus to Octavian by the Roman Senate in 27 BC onward. [1] .
26 mag 2024 · The Arch of Constantine is one of the most iconic and impressive surviving monuments of ancient Rome. Built in the early 4th century AD, this triumphal arch has stood the test of time, bearing witness to the rise and fall of empires over the last 1,700 years.
17 mag 2024 · Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449 – 1453 CE) was the last Roman Emperor, presiding over the remnants of a once mighty state, also known as the Byzantine Empire. Inheriting a realm on the verge of collapse, Constantine faced the formidable Ottoman Empire, poised to seize Constantinople .
29 mag 2024 · Constantine was Emperor of Rome in the 4th Century. A unifier and strong personality, he is perhaps most well-known in Western circles for granting religious tolerance to Christianity. He was born Flavius Valerius Constantinus on Feb. 27, 280, in Naissus, Moesia (in what is now Serbia).
