Constantine The Great: Eastern Part Of The Roman Empire
Constantine the Great
Flavius Valerius Constantinus {II}, otherwise known as Constantine or even Constantine the Great, was born in 280 in Naissus Moesia (which is now modern day Syria). His father the original Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was an officer for the Roman Empire. His mother’s name was Helena. We don’t know much about her. All we know is that she was a Christian from the beginning. When Constantine grew older they sent him to the court of Diocletian. Diocletian was the emperor of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. While at court he learned Latin and Greek. Court was also where they believe that Constantine begun to see the persecutions of Christians. In 289, Constantine’s father left his mother to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian. Maximian was the emperor of the Western part of the Roman Emperor. Constantine’s father basically became the “assistant” emperor. In 305 Maximian “retired” making …show more content…
As Emperor Constantine saw this he decided to end the persecution of Christians. It was a bold move seeing’s as though these persecutions had been going on since Nero’s reign. He issued the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan announced that Christianity was accepted and that Christianity was favored at the court of Constantine. But Constantine did not come to the Edict of Milan on his own. He came to this conclusion during a battle during a civil war. Constantine was convinced that God had helped him in this critical battle. (Christianity). The Edict of Milan wanted to give all men the “unrestricted right” to follow whichever religion they wanted to. (Rogers) Constantine declared his loyalty to Christianity, and his rule established influence over religious conflicts within the church. In 325, he also sponsored the Council of Nicaea, this council tried to answer all of the open ended questions about the religion.
Flavius Valerius Constantinus {II}, otherwise known as Constantine or even Constantine the Great, was born in 280 in Naissus Moesia (which is now modern day Syria). His father the original Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was an officer for the Roman Empire. His mother’s name was Helena. We don’t know much about her. All we know is that she was a Christian from the beginning. When Constantine grew older they sent him to the court of Diocletian. Diocletian was the emperor of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. While at court he learned Latin and Greek. Court was also where they believe that Constantine begun to see the persecutions of Christians. In 289, Constantine’s father left his mother to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian. Maximian was the emperor of the Western part of the Roman Emperor. Constantine’s father basically became the “assistant” emperor. In 305 Maximian “retired” making …show more content…
As Emperor Constantine saw this he decided to end the persecution of Christians. It was a bold move seeing’s as though these persecutions had been going on since Nero’s reign. He issued the Edict of Milan. The Edict of Milan announced that Christianity was accepted and that Christianity was favored at the court of Constantine. But Constantine did not come to the Edict of Milan on his own. He came to this conclusion during a battle during a civil war. Constantine was convinced that God had helped him in this critical battle. (Christianity). The Edict of Milan wanted to give all men the “unrestricted right” to follow whichever religion they wanted to. (Rogers) Constantine declared his loyalty to Christianity, and his rule established influence over religious conflicts within the church. In 325, he also sponsored the Council of Nicaea, this council tried to answer all of the open ended questions about the religion.