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Constantine the Great

r. 306–337

Roman emperor from 306 to 337, who reunited the empire and moved its center east. He legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan in 313 and founded Constantinople as a new capital in 330. The Council of Nicaea in 325, called by him, defined Christian orthodoxy for centuries.

Facts

Born: About 272, Naissus (now Nis in Serbia).; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Constantine I
Died: 337, near Nicomedia.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Constantine I
Reign: 306 to 337.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Constantine I
Realm: The Roman Empire, reunited under one ruler.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Constantine I
Known for: The Edict of Milan (313), Constantinople, and the Council of Nicaea (325).; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Constantine I

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Colossal head of Constantine the Great (photograph via Wikimedia Commons)

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CountryTurkey1923–

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