Constantine I

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Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, founding Constantinople and profoundly shaping the religious and political landscape of the later Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert ⓘ
Christian creed ⓘ
Christian symbol ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman empress ⓘ
Roman imperial dynasty ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
church ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
associatedWith Chi-Rho symbol ⓘ
linked to: Chi-Rho monogram
battle Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
birthDate c. 272 ⓘ
birthPlace Naissus ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
capitalMovedTo Constantinople ⓘ
children Constans I ⓘ
linked to: Constans

Constantine II ⓘ
Constantius II ⓘ
Crispus ⓘ
Helena (daughter of Constantine I) ⓘ
commissioned Old St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ
convened First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
coRulerWith Licinius ⓘ
currencyReform introduction of the solidus ⓘ
date 28 October 312 ⓘ
313 ⓘ
325 ⓘ
deathDate 22 May 337 ⓘ
deathPlace Nicomedia ⓘ
defeated Maxentius ⓘ
dynasty Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
effect legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
empire Roman Empire ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
father Constantius Chlorus ⓘ
founded Constantinople ⓘ
fullName Flavius Valerius Constantinus ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
honorific The Great ⓘ
influenced Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
issued Edict of Milan ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
laterKnownAs Istanbul ⓘ
legalReforms favorable laws for the Christian clergy ⓘ
restrictions on pagan practices ⓘ
locatedIn Moesia ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Helena ⓘ
notableFor first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity ⓘ
foundation of Constantinople ⓘ
orderedExecutionOf Crispus ⓘ
Fausta ⓘ
patronOf Christian Church ⓘ
produced Nicene Creed ⓘ
reignedAs Roman emperor ⓘ
reignEnd 22 May 337 ⓘ
reignStart 25 July 306 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
result victory of Constantine I over Maxentius ⓘ
spouse Fausta ⓘ
successor Constans I ⓘ
linked to: Constans

Constantine II ⓘ
Constantius II ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
Pontifex Maximus ⓘ
linked to: pontifex maximus
veneratedAs saint ⓘ

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Lateran Obelisk → inscribedFor → Constantine I ⓘ
Pope Sylvester I → seeAlso → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Equal-to-the-Apostles → appliedToExamples → Saint Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Lateran complex → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Cathedral of Rome → founder → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Thermae of Constantine → dedicatedTo → Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Thermae of Constantine → namedAfter → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Hippodrome of Constantinople → rebuiltBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Hippodrome of Constantinople → expandedBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Great Palace of Constantinople → builtUnder → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Church of the Roman Empire → hasKeyFigure → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Imperial Palace of Trier → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
subject linked to: Imperial palace of Trier
linked to: Constantine I
Aula Palatina → builtDuringReignOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Kaiserthermen → builtDuringReignOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Flavius Julius Crispus → father → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Flavius Julius Crispus → appointedCaesarBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Flavius Julius Crispus → executedByOrderOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Crispus → father → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → dedicatedTo → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → hasOccupant → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → commissionedBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Mausoleum of Constantina → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Annia (daughter of Constantius Gallus and Constantina) → grandchildOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Naissos → associatedWithEmperor → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Naissos → birthplaceOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Serdica → visitedBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Britannia Secunda → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Eutropia (mother of Constantius) → relative → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Hannibalianus (son of Constantius Chlorus) → relative → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Constantius Chlorus → fatherOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
subject linked to: Chlorus
linked to: Constantine I
Constantius Chlorus → child → Constantine the Great ⓘ
subject linked to: Chlorus
linked to: Constantine I
Hannibalianus → uncle → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Hannibalianus → relative → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Hannibalianus → elevatedBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Battle of Adrianople (324) → commander → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (324) → relatedTo → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Eusebius of Nicomedia → associatedWith → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Eusebius of Nicomedia → exiledBy → Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Eusebius of Nicomedia → appointedBy → Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Dacia Ripensis → existedDuringReignOf → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Battle of Tzirallum → relatedTo → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Dalmatius → uncle → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
Dalmatius → appointedBy → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
House of Constantine → namedAfter → Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I