Constantinian period

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The Constantinian period refers to the early 4th-century phase of the Roman Empire marked by Emperor Constantine the Great’s reign, the consolidation of imperial power, and the legalization and promotion of Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
period of the Roman Empire ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Roman Empire ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
fieldOfWork Roman imperial history ⓘ
followedBy Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
Valentinianic-Theodosian period ⓘ
follows Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
Tetrarchic period ⓘ
hasCapital Constantinople ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
hasCharacteristic consolidation of imperial power under a single emperor ⓘ
continued use of tetrarchic administrative structures ⓘ
foundation of a new imperial capital at Constantinople ⓘ
gradual marginalization of some traditional Roman cults ⓘ
imperial involvement in Church councils ⓘ
imperial patronage of the bishop of Rome ⓘ
imperial promotion of Christianity ⓘ
increased use of Christian symbols in imperial iconography ⓘ
increasing Christian influence in imperial administration ⓘ
legalization of Christianity ⓘ
legislation favoring the Christian clergy ⓘ
monumental Christian church building ⓘ
shift of imperial focus to the Eastern provinces ⓘ
transition from persecution of Christians to toleration ⓘ
hasEndTime 337 ⓘ
mid 4th century ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ
Christianization of the imperial court ⓘ
Council of Nicaea ⓘ
Edict of Milan ⓘ
confiscation of some pagan temple treasures ⓘ
conversion of Constantine to Christianity ⓘ
defeat of Licinius ⓘ
foundation of Constantinople ⓘ
imperial patronage of the Church ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Constans I ⓘ
linked to: Constans

Constantine II ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Constantius II ⓘ
Crispus ⓘ
Helena ⓘ
Licinius ⓘ
hasLanguage Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Roman paganism ⓘ
linked to: Roman religion
hasStartTime 306 ⓘ
early 4th century ⓘ
namedAfter Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
partOf Late Antiquity ⓘ
temporalLocation 4th century ⓘ

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Thermae of Constantine → era → Constantinian period ⓘ
Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → stylePeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (324) → era → Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Apollo Actius → timePeriod → Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Flavius Dalmatius (the elder) → historicalPeriod → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Battle of the Hellespont → era → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Saint Jacob of Nisibis → era → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Battle of Cibalae → timePeriod → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Battle of Mardia → historicalEra → Tetrarchic and Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Ablabius → timePeriod → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Christianization of Iberia (ancient Georgia) → influencedBy → Constantinian shift ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Council of Arles (314) → historicalPeriod → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Early Byzantine period → hasStartEvent → reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Pope Julius I → associatedWith → Roman Empire under Constans and Constantius II ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Santa Costanza → era → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Tomb of Empress Helena → hasSignificantPeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ
subject linked to: tomb of Empress Helena
The Politics of Jesus → critiques → Constantinianism ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
In Hoc Signo → historicalPeriod → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Constantinian forces → allegiance → Imperial Roman government under Constantine ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Baths of Constantine → hasHistoricalPeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ
Battle of Segusio → historicalEra → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Battle of Campus Ardiensis → hasCombatant → Western Roman Empire under Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period
Saint Sylvester → era → Constantinian era ⓘ
linked to: Constantinian period