Also known as: Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius ConstantinusWritten by J.F. Matthews, Donald MacGillivray Nicol•All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 19, 2024 • Article History Shortly after the defeat of Maxentius, Constantine met Licinius at...
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Citation Information Article Title: Donation of Constantine Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Date Published: 08 November 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Donation-of-Constantine Access Date: June 16, 2024...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Also called (after 1981): Qacentina Arabic: Blad el-Hawa Phoenician: Cirta See all related content → Constantine, Algeria El-Kantara Bridge across the gorge at Constantine, Algeria.
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The Age of Constantine the Great. trans. Moses Hadas Berkeley: University of California PressBurckhardt, Jacob. The Age of Constantine the Great. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983.Burckhardt J. The Age of Constantine the Great[M].University of California Press,1983.245....