For this essay, I decided to write about Constantine the Great because based on what I heard in during lecture, I believe that Constantine was an influential figure in Christianity. Constantine the Great is known for tolerating Christianity as well as paganism, and he gave people their freedom of exercise. He also made other contributions as well, and these include making new laws for Roman civil court, slavery, and divorce. In this paper, I will talk about Constantines life, early and later rule, his victories and accomplishments, and his connection to Christianity.
Constantine the great was born Flavius Valerius Constantius. He was born in Naissus, which is a town in Serbia. Constantine was born on February 27; there however debate about what year Constantine was born, many sources agree that he was born sometime in 270 CE. All sources agree that Constantine died in Nicomedia, and buried at Constantinople in the Church of the Apostles. Statues of the twelve Apostles were places around his tomb (six on each side). The reason why his tomb was surrounded by Apostles was because Constantine felt that he was an Apostle himself due to the fact that he spread Christian faith throughout the Empire. Constantine the Great died on May 22, 337 at the age of 65.
Constantines father was the famous Flavious Constantius. Constantius was known to be a military officer and a politically skilled man. Constantius ruled as a Roman Emperor from 293 to 306, and took charge of most of the Roman province of Britannia. He is also famous for being the founder of the Constantian Dynasty. Before Constantius died, he proclaimed his son as his successor in 306. Though Constantine became his successor, he went through a lot of political challenges and civil wars in order to gain power of the Roman Empire.
Constantines mother was named Helena, and she usually goes by the name, Saint Helena because later in life, she became a Christian, and her good work led to her becoming a saint.
Constantine the Great was one of those outstanding leaders. ... Constantine built new churches and integrated Christianity throughout the entire city. ... He eventually earned the symbolic name "Constantine the Great.... There is more to Constantine the Great than his military accomplishments. ... Constantine the Great was an outstanding leader and Emperor from the years 306 to 337....
Constantine converted to Christianity which resulted in Christianity being they official religion of Rome. ... Christianity began dominating the Roman Empire due to decisions made by Constantine. ... Constantine's conversion had great impact on the Roman Empire as people began converting to Christianity. ... People showed great belief in Christianity. ... Constantine had great impact on the Christian Church as once he was in power of the Roman Empire, Christianity began to spread rapidly. ...
He then converted to Christianity and his army followed suit. ... Constantine and Licinius ruled jointly until 324, when Constantine defeated the co-emperor in war. Constantine, who later was called "the Great," moved his capital to Byzantium in 330 and renamed the city Constantinople. ... Julian tried to hold back the spread of Christianity and restore the traditional Roman religion. But by 395, Christianity had become the official religion of the empire. ...
After Diocletian, one of the original caesars named Constantine who preferred Christianity ruled the West. ... Even though, Christianity was formed by Jesus and St. Paul centuries before Constantine, it became popular during third and fourth century BC. ... When Emperor Constantine converted as a Christian, it grew more faith for Christianity in peoples" heart. ... Some of the great thinkers of Christianity: St Ambrose, St. ...
During this time period, there is an evident conflict between Roman pagan religion and Christianity. ... As specified in lecture, Christianity provided food, shelter and better health care, and as a result it became the most popular religion. ... With the great fire of Rome and a lessening faith in the Roman Gods, Nero casts blame on the Christians and begins to pursue them as enemies of the state. Emperor Constantine came to power in 306 AD and became the first Christian Emperor. "Although he was not baptized until the end of his life, in 313 he issued the famous Edict of Milan, officially t...
Christianity is very practical. ... Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire where it was made the state religion in the 4th century AD. ... The Roman emperors persecuted the Church and tried to put an end to Christianity. ... He considered Christianity as an illegal religion, because Christians refused to take part in Emperor worship, and the Church was regarded as a secret society, which was forbidden. ...
Christianity came to the world not as a single religion but as a mingling of beliefs. ... It was not until the year 313 that Constantine, a Roman Emperor, issued the Edict of Milan, a decree that legalized the religion in the Roman Empire. ... This civilization's culture had a great impact on the Hebrew religion. ... Mesopotamia embraces the beginning if Judaism and at the same time of Christianity, but other civilizations also influenced Christianity. Greeks: Greeks are a very ancient civilization and they had a great influence in the development of Christianity. ...
At the Council of Nicea, one important decision was made regarding the future of Christianity. ... This was due to Licinius's acceptance of Constantine as the senior Augustus and his subsequent acceptance of Constantine's championship of Christianity (Shelly, 1990 p23). ... Constantine invaded the east. ... On the surface, this would appear to have been a great boon to the church. ... Does this mean Christ was verily great Jehovah Himself? ...
