Biography emperor constantine
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Christianity has long claimed Constantine as one of its own. Yet clear bevis for this is lacking. Even toward the end of his reign the emperor was open to new philosophical ideas: the pagan Sopater of Apamea had such influence on him that he was assassinated at the instigation of a Christian praetorian prefect. Even more incongruous is the fact that the “Christian” emperor han själv approved of the killing, just as he had previously seen to the execution of both his own wife and his son. At about the time of Sopater’s död eller bortgång, Constantine also removed from office Christian bishops with whom he had reason to quarrel. For Constantine, it seems it all came down to religious power brokering.
Much of our firsthand knowledge of the emperor has been drawn from the writings of Eusebius of Caesarea, best known as a contemporary church historian. On meeting the kejsare, Eusebius clearly became an admirer, later writing Vita Constantini, or Life of Constantine. As bishop of Caesarea, Eus
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Constantine the Great
Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337
"Constantine I" redirects here. For the third king of the modern Greek state, see Constantine I of Greece. For other uses, see Constantine I (disambiguation).
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Head of the Colossus of Constantine, Capitoline Museums | |||||
| Reign | 25 July 306 – 22 May 337 (alone from 19 September 324) | ||||
| Predecessor | Constantius I (in the West) | ||||
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| Born | Flavius Constantinus 27 February c. 272[1] Naissus, Moesia Superior, Roman Empire[2] | ||||
| Died | 22 May 337 (aged 65) Achyron, Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Originally the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople, but Constantius II had the body moved | ||||
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| Greek | Κωνσταντῖνος | ||||
| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||
| Father | Constantius Chlorus | ||||
| Mother | Helena | ||||
| Religi • Constantine I(280-337) Who Was Constantine I?Constantine I's father became the Western Roman emperor in 305. After his father's death, Constantine fought to take power. He became the Western emperor in 312 and the sole Roman emperor in 324. Constantine was also the first emperor to adhere to Christianity. He issued an edict that protected Christians in the empire and converted to Christianity on his deathbed in 337. Early LifeFlavius Valerius Constantinus, who would become Roman emperor Constantine I, was born on February 27, circa 280 (sources range from 272 to 284), in Naissus, Moesia (now Niš, Serbia). His father, Flavius Valerius Constantius, was an officer in the Roman army. Constantine's mother, Helena, was from humble beginnings; it is unknown whether she was the wife or concubine of Constantius. In 289, Constantine's father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian, the Western Roman emperor. Constantine's father was elevated to deputy emperor under Maxi | |||||