2.a city in NE Algeria. 448,578. Con•stan•tine (ˈkɒn stənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn) n. 1.Constantine I, a.(Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) (“the Great”) A.D. 288?–337, Roman emperor 324–337: legally sanctioned Christian worship. ...
Constantine I - Christian Emperor, Edict of Milan, Conversion: Shortly after the defeat of Maxentius, Constantine met Licinius at Mediolanum (modern Milan) to confirm a number of political and dynastic arrangements. A product of this meeting has become k
The capital was moved to Constantinople in 330, but the city and its institutions were imitations of the old capital, Rome. Constantine supported the Christian church and conferred on it a number of privileges. But at the same time he also protected the pagan cults, including the clan cult ...
In the autumn of 957 Constantine was visited by Olga of Kiev, regent of the Kievan Rus'. The reasons for this voyage have never been clarified; but she was baptised a Christian with the name Helena, and sought Christian missionaries to encourage her people to adopt Christianity. According ...
Constantine I(born February 27, after 280ce?, Naissus, Moesia [now Niš, Serbia]—died May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia [now İzmit, Turkey]) was the firstRoman emperor to professChristianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but...
In 746, profiting by the unstable conditions in the Umayyad Caliphate, which was falling apart under Marwan II, Constantine V invaded Syria and captured Germanikeia (modern Marash, his father's birthplace), and recaptured Cyprus. He organised the resettlement of part of the local Christian popul...
A document fabricated probably during the 8th century, in which the emperor Constantine I purportedly grants to the Papacy temporal dominion over Italy and other western regions. Used throughout much of the Middle Ages as evidence in justifying Papal claims in secular affairs, it was demonstrated ...
2. Did Constantine really become a Christian? WhetherConstantine the Greatwas truly a Christian is one of the most controversial issues in history. According to some historians, Constantine recognized Christianity for political purposes. But the actions of Constantine after moving from Rome to Byzantium...
people of the Christian faith were very unpopular. At the time, most Romans werepolytheistic, meaning they believed in multiple gods. Thus, Christians in the Empire faced hatred, violence, and sometimes death. However, one emperor came to power and changed everything for Christians living in the...
Helena was married to the Roman emperor Constantius I Chlorus, who renounced her for political reasons. When her son Constantine I the Great became emperor at York in 306, he made her empress dowager, and under his influence she later became a Christian. She was devoted to her eldest grands...