Constantine the great
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Constantine the Great is known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor.
Emperor Constantine by catz5555
The Cross could not be decently mentioned amongst Romans, who looked upon it as an unlucky omen, and as Cicero says, not to be named by a freeman. However, the Emperor Constantine attributed his victory in the Quintian fields, near the bridge Milvius, to the Cross of the Christians, the inscription of which he caused […]
Constantine the Great
Commission
Emperor Constantine I the Great (c.272-337), Capitoline Museums, Rome /// Constantine is widely considered the first Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. His Edict of Tolerance or Toleration issued at Milan in 313 AD (edict was jointly the product of Constantine and Licinius, Augutus of the East) legalised Christianity throughout the Empire /// He was the son of Helena and Constantius Chlorus, Caesar of the West - a member of a four-man ruling body - the tetrarchy - created by Diocletian.
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
St. Constantine and his victorious troops
