Tamika Wright Constantine vs. Ashoka World Civilization: Jackson State University Dr. Susan S Maneck When reviewing the histories of the religions of Christianity and Buddhism‚ you can not help but come across the names of Ashoka and Constantine the Great. Even though Ashoka and Constantine aided in the spread of their empires and respective religions they had different reasons for doing so. Constantine‚ the son of a Roman Army officer was trained as a solider early on in his life. While he
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Saint Constantine the Great was the first Christian Emperor of Rome‚ the builder of Constantinople‚ and the founder of the Byzantine Empire. St. Constantine was also an infamous military and political leader who brought an end to the persecutions of Christians. Scholars credit the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in the spring of 312 A.D. as the turning point in St. Constantine’s life. An historian‚ The author of‚ The Conversion of Constantine argues‚ “One day saw Constantine a pagan‚ the next a Christian
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The Roman Empire during the third-century was in very bad shape. Without the serious reformation that took place‚ the empire would have fallen in a matter of time. The two main people responsible for reforming and improving it are Diocletian and Constantine. They understood the problems of the empire and worked to resolve them. They were saviors of the empire. After a century of disorganization‚ economic collapse and foreign invasion in the Roman Empire‚ something finally was done. Diocletian came
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Constantine the Great: More than an Emperor Akbar the Great‚ Suleyman the Magnificent‚ and Tzar Ivan the Terrible all have one thing in common; they each were given a title by their people because of the ways that they ruled. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was no different‚ he became known as Constantine the Great by instituting unprecedented policies which would come to affect the entire future of the Western Civilization. Constantine did many amazing things for his empire: he was the first ruler
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Period 2 21 September 2014 The Edict of Milan The Edict of Milan ended the persecution of the Christians and made it legal for them to practice their religion. (Constantine the Great) It originated out of a two man conference meeting in the northern Italian city of Milan in January 313. The two men were the Roman emperors; Constantine ruling the West‚ and Licinius ruling the East. The two met under happy auspices‚ as their joint letter stated. After many years of conflicting struggles for all of
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Constantine also known as Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus. He used to be an emperor of Roma from 306 to 337 AD. He was born in 272 in Nishtar. His father was an officer of the Roman army. Constantine had made lots of changes during his office about social‚ military and financial. He changed the structure of the government and military. These changes became the basis of the development in the future. He leaded his army to attack the Eastern Roman Empire. After the war‚ he became the
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Constantine the Great is arguably the most pivotal figure in the history of Christendom. Constantine was the first Roman emperor to publicly state his Christianity‚ as a result he granted religious freedom to all‚ he granted bishops a status equal to senators‚ in effect making them officers of the state. 1 Constantine also financed new copies of the Bible‚ used Christian symbols on his currency‚ introduced Christian ideals into the Roman statutes to protect children‚ slaves‚ and prisoners; and
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Constantine the Great Flavius Valerius Constantinus {II}‚ otherwise known as Constantine or even Constantine the Great‚ was born in 280 in Naissus Moesia (which is now modern day Syria). His father the original Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ was an officer for the Roman Empire. His mother’s name was Helena. We don’t know much about her. All we know is that she was a Christian from the beginning. When Constantine grew older they sent him to the court of Diocletian. Diocletian was the emperor of the
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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