Constantine: An Important And Powerful Roman Emperor
Constantine was an important and powerful Roman Emperor from 312-337. Constantine first showed his power after his father’s death and after his troops declared him emperor. While emperor of his troops, he defended his position against Roman factions. One was being Maxentius, who Constantine defeated in a battle in Italy, leading to Constantine becoming the Western Roman Emperor in 312. Granted that Constantine was a Christian, while he was the Western Roman emperor, he made a proclamation that legalized Christianity and allowed the people in the empire to worship freely. His power continued to show when he defeated Licinius, the Eastern Roman emperor, and became the sole emperor of Rome. Constantine continued to proclaim his loyalty to Christianity
and had his church officials come together to come up with something that would stop disagreement between people about the divine nature of Christ. Out of this came the Nicene Creed, this asserted that Jesus was a divine person. To strengthen his government, Constantine issued reforms, one being a reorganization of the army. This helped his Empire to last a while because they were able to defend for themselves against tribes like the Visigoths and Sarmatians.
and had his church officials come together to come up with something that would stop disagreement between people about the divine nature of Christ. Out of this came the Nicene Creed, this asserted that Jesus was a divine person. To strengthen his government, Constantine issued reforms, one being a reorganization of the army. This helped his Empire to last a while because they were able to defend for themselves against tribes like the Visigoths and Sarmatians.