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  2. Aug 18, 2024 · Quick Facts. Byname: Constantine the Great. Latin in full: Flavius Valerius Constantinus. Born: February 27, after 280 ce?, Naissus, Moesia [now Niš, Serbia] Died: May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia [now İzmit, Turkey] Title / Office: emperor (324-337), Roman Empire. Notable Family Members: father Constantius I. mother St. Helena.

  3. Constantius appoints Constantine as his successor by Peter Paul Rubens, 1622. During Constantine's lifetime, Praxagoras of Athens and Libanius, pagan authors, showered Constantine with praise, presenting him as a paragon of virtue.

  4. His original name was Flavius Valerius Constantinus and his father was an officer in the Roman army. Constantine received a formal education at Diocletian’s court where he learnt Latin and Greek and was able to mix with a variety of pagan and Christian scholars.

  5. Sep 21, 2024 · In all of history, few figures have reshaped the world as profoundly as Constantine the Great. Born amidst the chaos of a divided Roman Empire, Constantine emerged not only as a formidable warrior and shrewd politician but as the emperor who would forever alter the course of Western civilization. His vision went beyond mere conquest; he forged ...

  6. Apr 19, 2013 · It was the son of Constantius, Constantine, who would one day rise to defeat all challengers to the throne and reunite the split empire, moving the capital away from Old Rome and build a new eastern capital, a capital that one day would bear his name, Constantinople.

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  7. Apr 2, 2014 · Early Life. Flavius 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)....

  8. Feb 25, 2019 · His followers called him “the Christ,” or the “anointed one,” and referred to themselves as Christians. They began to spread the Gospel, the “good tale,” of his life and ministry.