Constantine

Flavius Valerius Aurelius

Constantinus Augustus
280-337CE
 Once Constantines father
died, Constantines troops
Constantines father became
declared him the new
Emperor Constantius I, once
emperor.
Maximium resigned.
Constantine fought to claim his title

Ascent to
Power
Battled against Licinius
Constantine became the sole
emperor of Rome Battled against Maxentius, at
the Tiber River
 Under Constantines rule, Christianity became the
main religion
Christians could finally practice their faith in public
without feeling afraid
Wrote the Edict of Milan

Rise of Christianity
Rome

Constantinople
Death and Baptism
Constantine was planning a campaign
to overtake Persia, when he fell ill.
Returned to Constantinople, but his
health continued to decline
He finally was baptized and died
shortly after
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