Constantine I Biography

Constantine I biography

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NAME: Constantine I
OCCUPATION: General, Political Leader, Religious Leader, Emperor
BIRTH DATE: c. February 27, 280
DEATH DATE: March 22, 337
PLACE OF BIRTH: Niš, Serbia
PLACE OF DEATH: Ancyrona, Turkey
AKA: Constantine the Great
Full Name: Flavius Valerius Constantinus

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Constantine I was the first Christian Roman Emperor. He ruled at the beginning of the 4th century and began the evolution of the empire into a Christian state.

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Constantine I was born on February 27, c280 in modern day Serbia to army officer, Flavius Valerius Constantius. In 305 he was passed over in imperial succession, so Constantine fought a series of civil wars, finally becoming the sole Roman emperor. He ascribed his success to his conversion to Christianity. He renamed Byzantium as Constantinople and made it his capital. He died in 337.