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Constantine the Great

Type Figure Region Roman Empire Time 272–337 Also known as Constantine I、Constantine the Great、Flavius Valerius Constantinus、君士坦丁一世

Roman emperor (r. 306–337) who ended civil wars, founded Constantinople in 330, issued the Edict of Milan, and convened the Council of Nicaea in 325.

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  1. 272–305Naissus · MoesiaBorn at Naissus, son of Caesar Constantius; in his youth he was a hostage at the courts of Diocletian and Galerius, later serving with his father in Gaul.
  2. 306–324Gaul and Britain · GaulProclaimed by the army after his father's death in 306, he defeated Maxentius, Licinius, and other rivals through several civil wars; after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 he turned to supporting Christianity, issuing the Edict of Milan in 313.
  3. 324–337Constantinople · ByzantiumAfter unifying the empire in 324 he carried out administrative and currency reforms, establishing Constantinople as the capital in 330; in 325 he convened the Council of Nicaea, establishing the framework of orthodox Christian doctrine.

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