Constantius II

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4th-century Roman emperor Byzantine emperor Roman emperor ancient Roman politician

Constantius II was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled much of the Eastern Roman Empire and played a key role in the religious and political struggles following Constantine the Great’s reign.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Constantius II 1
Flavius Julius Constantius (Constantius II) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Roman emperor ⓘ
Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
ancient Roman politician ⓘ
appointedAsCaesarBy Constantinus Magnus ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
birthDate 317-08-07 ⓘ
birthPlace Sirmium ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
conflictWith Sasanian Empire ⓘ
convenedCouncil Council of Rimini ⓘ
Council of Seleucia ⓘ
Council of Sirmium ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfElevationAsAugustus 337 ⓘ
dateOfElevationAsCaesar 324 ⓘ
deathDate 361-11-03 ⓘ
deathPlace Mopsuestia ⓘ
dynasty Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Romans ⓘ
father Constantinus Magnus ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
givenName Julius Constantius ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Julius Constantius
involvedIn Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century ⓘ
surface form: Arian controversy
issuedEdict laws against pagan sacrifices ⓘ
mother Fausta ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Mursa Major ⓘ
Battle of Singara ⓘ
opponent Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Magnentius ⓘ
Vetranio ⓘ
participatedIn Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
positionHeld Roman consul ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor Constantinus Magnus ⓘ
surface form: Constantine the Great
reignedOver Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Roman Empire ⓘ
reignEnd 361 ⓘ
reignStart 337 ⓘ
relative Julian the Apostate ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrientation Arian Christianity ⓘ
sibling Constans ⓘ
surface form: Constans I

Constantina ⓘ
Constantine II ⓘ
Helena (daughter of Constantine I) ⓘ
spouse Eusebia ⓘ
Fausta (first wife of Constantius II) ⓘ
Maxima (wife of Constantius II) ⓘ
successor Julian the Apostate ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
pontifex maximus ⓘ
surface form: Pontifex Maximus

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

Sirmium → associatedWithEmperor → Constantius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantinus Magnus → child → Constantius II ⓘ
Fausta → child → Constantius II ⓘ
Constans → coEmperorWith → Constantius II ⓘ
Constantine II → coRuler → Constantius II ⓘ
Caesar → heldBy → Constantius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)
this entity surface form: Emperor Constantius II
Flavius → notableBearer → Constantius II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavius Julius Constantius (Constantius II)
Constantinian dynasty → notableMember → Constantius II ⓘ
Constans → sibling → Constantius II ⓘ
Constantina → sibling → Constantius II ⓘ
Constantine II → sibling → Constantius II ⓘ
Crispus → sibling → Constantius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantinus Magnus → successor → Constantius II ⓘ