The Emperor Constantine I earned his place in history in 313 A.D. when he legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan and gave Christians a broad range of new rights ...

The Roman Empire that Constantine was born into was one of chaos and anarchy. Civil wars, invasions, and disease were rending the empire so badly that the era is regarded as the Crisis of the Third ...

Early Christian Schisms - Part 2 - Extra History Constantine had gained control of the Roman Empire, its first Christian emperor, and he restored full rights to people of the Christian faith with the ...

Roman emperor Septimius Severus destroyed the city in A.D. 196 and rebuilt a grander version, which Constantine expanded upon for his New Rome. The city became a prosperous and important center of ...

Apr. 2—Three hundred and 13 years after Jesus Christ had walked the earth, Constantine the Great, the emperor of Rome, made history with his establishment of religious freedom throughout his ...

We’re headed back to July 25, 306 A.D. when Constantine I was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. Constantine I was the first roman emperor to profess Christianity. He got the name of “The Great” ...

RELIGIOUS EVENTS IN HISTORY On Oct. 28, 312, Roman emperor Constantine defeats Maxentius at Milvian Bridge to take control of the Roman Empire. According to early Christian author Lactantius, befor… ...

Very seldom do one man’s actions, faith, and determination shape people’s lives beyond his own locality and circle of friends. However, the Roman Emperor Constantine was an exceptional man ...

A Roman Emperor and His Finger, Separated for 500 Years, Finally Reunited The Louvre Museum has returned an index finger to a massive bronze of Emperor Constantine after it was long mistaken for a ...

Each of the metal blocks, which are almost entirely pure silver, weighs more than 12 ounces (342 grams) and contains a coin-shaped impression of Emperor Constantine the Great on each side ...