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    Constantine, the son of Constantius I Chlorus, junior emperor and St. Helena, was raised on the court of co-Emperor Diocletian. When his father died in 306, Constantine was declared junior emperor of York, England. He got his power from his father when he became caesar. Constantine was left with Galerius in the court of the emperor Diocletian. When Diocletian and Maximian had to resign in 305, they made Constantine and Galerius emperor. There are two emperors, because one has to stay and govern the

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    What caused Constantine to move the capital of Rome to Byzantium? How did this affect the people under his rule? Most large scale changes can typically be broken into problem, solution, and effect categories. The shift of power from Rome to Byzantium will be covered problem solution effect style, covering the following. The difficulties Rome faced, Constantine's decision to move his empire East to Byzantium, and the effects this move had on his empire. 330 AD Rome was in need of change and Constantine

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    Essay question: Explain the impact of Constantine the Great or Monasticism or the Crusades on the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages. There can be insignificant scepticism that the influence of Constantine the Great on Christianity was distinctly comprehensible in society by the Middle Ages. The Christian Church had transformed from a state of facing persecution to being that of the most Commanding organizations in Europe by the time. There is no uncertainty that this was accomplished

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    such as the conversion of Constantine I, nor as ground-breaking as that of Clovis I. Constantine I was born in the year 280. During his reign as emperor of the Roman Empire, the state was falling apart. 1 He was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He called the Council of Nicea in 325 to resolve conflicts arising between the Arian Christians and the Athansian Christians. 2 This resulted in the canonization of Athansian Christianity, to which Constantine I converted his empire. 3Clovis

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    Emperor Constantine I effectively ended Roman paganism as he ended the tetrarchy. From a land of many gods and multiple emperors, Constantine ushered in an era defined by the principle of one God, one Emperor, and one Empire (Early Christianity, 9/11). Why he did so, whether it was solely for the political stability offered by a unified Church, or because of a personal motivation and dedication to the Christian faith, is a question tied to another: What exactly were Constantine’s beliefs? Was he

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    question, ‘To what extent did the Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great, adopt and impose Christianity as a political strategy?'. This investigation will focus on the rise of Christianity, Constantine's role, the effect it had, and examining the impact and relationship of Constantine and Christianity. The two sources that will be examined in depth are, the Swiss historian, Jacob Burckhardt's book: ‘The age of Constantine the Great', 185, argues that Constantine was a scheming Emperor who exploited the numerous

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    Constantine Constantine the Great is considered to be the founder of the Byzantine Empire. He moved the capitol to Constantinople and dedicated a “new Rome” with the goal of continuing the legacy of the fallen Roman Empire. He did so on the site of the Ancient Greek colony of Byzantium, which is how his empire got its name. This eastern half of the Roman Empire is what survived to leave an impact on the world, while the western half remained only until 476 CE. Additionally, Constantine converted

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    The reign of Constantine the Great marks the transition of the Christian religion from under persecution by the secular government to union with the same, beginning the state-church system (Schaff, pg., 4). However, following Jesus’s death, resurrection, and ascension, many questions arose about Christ, his nature, and in answer to those, different hypocritical positions arose. In the fourth and fifth centuries, the early Church Fathers gathered to discuss and agree to a common, Biblical view of

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    Constantine was a very influential leader throughout his life. He was able to accomplish many things, everything from making a major world religion possible, to running a successful empire. It all started when he was born in around 280 CE in Naissus, Moesia, to father Flavius Valerius and mother Helena. His father became Roman emperor in around 305 CE. He was elected to the position of emperor by Maximalla, who was the emperor of Western Rome at the time. While his father was alive, Constantine was

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    otherwise, Constantine was the best emperor of Rome since he influenced Christianity on Rome and is considered one of the greatest pivotal figures of European history, even ranked higher than Napoleon, Alexander the Great, and Hitler due to his influence on his own policies. For a start, Constantine the Great began his ruling in 323 after his father, Constantius. Constantine’s ruling caused dispute over a few generals which lead to a series of civil wars that ended in 312 after Constantine defeated

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