'Constantine The Great'

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[cardinal4]

'Saint Constantine' Flavius Valerius Constantinus (AD ca. 285 - AD 337)

Constantine was born in Naissus, Upper Moesia, on 27 February in roughly AD 285. Another account places the year at about AD 272 or 273. He was the son of Helena, an inn keeper's daughter, and Constantius Chlorus. It is unclear if the two were married and so Constantine may well have been an illegitimate child.

When in Constantius Chlorus in AD 293 was elevated to the rank of Caesar, Constantine became a member of the court of Diocletian. Constantine proved an officer of much promise when serving under Diocletian's Caesar Galerius against the Persians. He was still with Galerius when Diocletian and Maximian abdicated in AD 305, finding himself in the precarious situation of a virtual hostage to Galerius. In AD 306 though Galerius, now sure of his position as dominant Augustus (despite Constantius being senior by rank) let Constantine return to his father to accompany him on a campaign to Britain. Constantine however was that suspicious of this sudden change of heart by Galerius, that he took extensive precautions on his journey to Britain. When Constantius Chlorus in AD 306 died of illness at Ebucarum (York), the troops hailed Constantine as the new Augustus.

Galerius refused to accept this proclamation but, faced with strong support for Constantius' son, he saw himself forced to grant Constantine the rank of Caesar. Though when Constantine married Fausta, her father Maximian, now returned to power in Rome, acknowledged him as Augustus. Hence, when Maximian and Maxentius later became enemies, Maximian was granted shelter at Constantine's court.

At the Conference of Carnuntum in AD 308, where all the Caesars and Augusti met, it was demanded that Constantine give up his title of Augustus and return to being a Caesar. However, he refused.

[cardinal4]

I posted the whole article on my blog. Its a good read and I linked the source at the end. Im not sure who runs the site..

[cardinal4]

Interesting article..

[Uri’el-2012]

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[Jimmy Valentine]

I find it interesting that he covered so much ground and got so much done in only fifty three years of life. The man was definitely motivated.

[metesky]

But Constantine, who only had himself baptized on his deathbed, is generally understood as the first Christian emperor of the Roman world.

There is no proof whatsoever that Consantine converted on his deathbed other than the word of the priests who were present. As for the "Chi-Ro" nonsense, all that happened was that Constantine allowed sun worship after the incident.

[blam]

Constantine's Meteorite

[count-your-change]

The history of Constantine should be studied in detail. One would have a greater understanding of the pseudo-Christianity that is taken for granted today. He applied a whitewash of to the pagan customs and beliefs of the day and his legacy lives on as the “tares” that grew along side the “wheat” till harvest time.