Emperor Constantine

Emperor Constantine

Constantine the great, also known as Constantine I, was a Roman

emperor from AD 306 to 337. Born in Naissus, in Dacia Ripensis, the city

known as Niš (in Serbia). Constantine was acclaimed as emperor by the

army at Eboracum (modern-day York) after his father's death in AD 306.

He emerged victorious in the civil wars against Emperors Maxentius

and Licinius to become sole ruler of the eastern and western empires

by AD 324.

Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Emperor Constantine. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-I-Roman-emperor/images-videos

Online resources

Online resources

Constantine I: Roman emperor Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire into a Christian state but also provided the impulse for a distinctively Christian culture that prepared the way for the growth of Byzantine and Western medieval culture. Matthews, J.F. (2020). Constantine I: Roman emperor. Retrieved 8 July 2020 from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-I-Roman-emperor

Constantine I Constantine I was Roman emperor from 306 to 337 CE. Realizing that the Roman Empire was too large for one man to adequately rule, Emperor Diocletian (284-305 CE) split the empire into two, creating a tetrachy or rule of four. While he ruled the east from Nicomedia as an “augustus” with Galerius as his “caesar,” Maximian and Constantius the Pale ruled the west. It was the son of Constantius, Constantine, who would one day rise to defeat all challengers to the throne and reunite the split empire, moving the capital away from Old Rome and build a new capital, a capital that one day would bear his name, Constantinople. Wasson, D. L. (2013, April 19). Constantine I. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/Constantine_I/

Constantine- facts and information Constantine made Christianity the main religion of Rome, and created Constantinople, which became the most powerful city in the world. Rattini, K. B. (2019). Constantine- facts and information. Retrieved 8 July 2020 from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/people/reference/constantine/

Podcasts

Podcasts

Constantine the great Constantine the Great 5 OCT 2017 · IN OUR TIME: HISTORY Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, reputation and impact of Constantine I, known as Constantine the Great (c280s -337AD). Born in modern day Serbia and proclaimed Emperor by his army in York in 306AD, Constantine became the first Roman Emperor to profess Christianity. Bragg, M. (2017, October 5). Constantine the great [Audio podcast). Retrieved from https://podtail.com/en/podcast/in-our-time-history/constantine-the-great/

Books in the library

A history of Rome by M. Cary and H. H. Scullard
Call Number: A.HIS ROM CAR
ISBN: 9780333174401
Publication Date: 1975
Dictionary of Christian Biography by Michael Walsh (Editor)
Call Number: REL DIC WAL
ISBN: 9780826479600
Publication Date: 2005

Videos

Videos

Smithsonian channel. (2019, February 19). Why Christianity Owes a Lot to the Roman Emperor Constantine [YouTube]. Retrieved 8 July 2020, from https://youtu.be/9y7c9vweo8k

Tommorrow's world viewpoint. (2019, January 2). Constantine and christianity [YouTube]. Retrieved 8 July 2020, from https://youtu.be/aFHH3RpOmKk

Religion - Year 10 - The Pilgrim church: Emperor Constantine