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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Emperor Constantine has been frequently credited for ending the persecution of Christians and converting himself to a Christian‚ His association with Christianity began with a fateful battle for control of the Western Roman Empire. Constantine faced Western Roman Emperor Maxentius at the Tiber River’s Mulvian Bridge in A.D. 312. Fourth-century historian and bishop Eusebius of Caesarea reported that before the great battle Constantine saw a flaming cross in the sky bearing the words "in this sign
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Constantine and his effect on Christianity When we look back at Christianity over the years‚ there are several people who are remembered for their impact on the religion. The first most important figure was Jesus Christ. However‚ if we travel forward a bit‚ into the 4th Century we come across Constantine. Historians agree that Constantine served as an important component in the spread of Christianity. Although he spread the religion in a massive way‚ others wonder if his methods were more harmful
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The Essence of Constantine’s Christianity In the era of the Roman Empire‚ many historical events occurred. One of which involved Constantine the Great and his pronouncement to make Christianity the nations religion. The documents “Eusebius‚ The Vision and Victory of Constantine I‚ 312CE” and “Excerpt from The Gospel According to Matthew‚” discuss the reasoning behind this modification. Constantine embraced Christianity due to the Roman Empire’s instability‚ the spiritual concept of God’s powers
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Running Head: Constantine’s Effect on Christianity Constantine ’s Effect on Christianity Jarod A. Bleibdrey‚ M.S.C.J American Public University Hist533: Late Antiquity and Byzantium Dr. Leda Ciraolo‚ PhD. May 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Discussion 3 Christianity and the Unity of the Empire 3 Equal to the Apostles 6 Byzantine Clergy 8 From Catacombs to the Byzantine Church 9 Christian Army 12 Symphonia “The Harmony of
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Constantine and Christianity. Constantine is called "the Great" mainly due to his deeds rather than due to his intellectual and moral qualities. His claim to greatness is mainly based on the fact that he foresaw the future spread of Christianity and decided to profit from it for his empire‚ as well as completing the work of Aurelian and Diocletian transforming quasi-constitutional monarchy into a naked absolutism. There is no reason to doubt the sincerity of Constantine’s transition to Christianity
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D’Erizans Week #7 1. What factors accounted for the rapid spread of Christianity? Christianity stared in Jerusalem‚ where the romans killed Jesus trying to stop his teaching from spreading. A persecution broke down against the Jewish Christians or nazarians who were Jesus followers‚ causing them to run out of Jerusalem into Syria and other countries making them spread. These persecutions were one of the causes why Christianity begins to spread a few hundredth miles from the city and the establishments
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Constantine the Great - Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Constantine The reign of Constantine the Great forms a most important epoch in the history of the church. Both his father Constantius and his mother Helena were religiously inclined‚ and always favourable to the Christians. Some years of Constantine’s youth were spent at the court of Diocletian and Galerius in the character of a hostage. He witnessed the publication of the persecuting edict at Nicomedia in 303‚ and the horrors which followed
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Constantine the Great FULL NAME- Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Magnus(constantine the great) (son of Constantius Chlorus and Helena‚ married to Fausta‚ he had four children‚ and was eventually succeeded by constantine II.) BIRTH/DEATH- Born in Naissus‚ rome in 285‚ he died in March of 337. RULED- During Constantine’s rule over Rome from 308-337. His reign as emperor of Rome marked one of the major turning points Roman history and in European history as a whole. he was
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