Crispus

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Crispus was the eldest son of Roman emperor Constantine the Great, a prominent Caesar and military commander who was later executed under mysterious circumstances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caesar
Roman prince
ancient Roman person
military commander
allegedAccusation adultery with Fausta (according to later sources)
appointedBy Constantinus Magnus
surface form: Constantine the Great
causeOfDeath execution
child unknown
coinDepiction appears on Roman imperial coinage as Caesar
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
culture Roman
dateOfBirth circa 300
dateOfDeath 326
dynasty Constantinian dynasty
educatedBy Lactantius
education educated at Trier
endTime 326 (as Caesar)
era Late Antiquity
father Constantinus Magnus
surface form: Constantine the Great
givenName Flavius Julius Crispus
historicalStatus victim of damnatio memoriae
mannerOfDeath judicial killing
militaryRank commander
mother Minervina
nobleFamily Constantinian dynasty
notableWork victory at the Battle of Chrysopolis
victory at the Battle of the Hellespont
participatedIn Battle of the Hellespont
surface form: Battle of Chrysopolis

Battle of the Hellespont
placeOfBirth unknown
placeOfDeath Pola
positionHeld Caesar
reasonForNotability eldest son of Constantine the Great
execution under mysterious circumstances
prominent Caesar under Constantine the Great
successful military commander in Constantine’s civil wars
religion Christianity
removedFrom some imperial inscriptions
residence Trier
sibling Constans
surface form: Constans I

Constantina
Constantine II
Constantius II
Constantina
surface form: Helena (daughter of Constantine the Great)
spouse Saint Helena of Constantinople
surface form: Helena (wife of Crispus)
startTime 317 (as Caesar)
stepMother Fausta
title Caesar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fausta associatedWith Crispus
Minervina associatedWith Crispus
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantinus Magnus child Crispus
Minervina child Crispus
Caesar heldBy Crispus
subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)
Minervina motherOf Crispus
Minervina notableRelative Crispus
Constans sibling Crispus
Lactantius student Crispus