Constantine I

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Christian convert Christian creed Christian symbol Roman emperor Roman empress Roman imperial dynasty ancient city church ecumenical council gold coin imperial edict

Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, founding Constantinople and profoundly shaping the religious and political landscape of the later Roman Empire.

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Observed surface forms (17)

Surface form Occurrences
Constantine the Great 114
Emperor Constantine I 4
Edict of Milan 0

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian convert ⓘ
Christian creed ⓘ
Christian symbol ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman empress ⓘ
Roman imperial dynasty ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
church ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ
gold coin ⓘ
imperial edict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Chi-Rho symbol NERFINISHED ⓘ
battle Battle of the Milvian Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate c. 272 ⓘ
birthPlace Naissus NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalMovedTo Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
children Constans I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constantine II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crispus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helena (daughter of Constantine I) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissioned Old St. Peter's Basilica NERFINISHED ⓘ
convened First Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
coRulerWith Licinius NERFINISHED ⓘ
currencyReform introduction of the solidus ⓘ
date 28 October 312 ⓘ
313 ⓘ
325 ⓘ
deathDate 22 May 337 ⓘ
deathPlace Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ
defeated Maxentius NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Constantinian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
empire Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
father Constantius Chlorus NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Flavius Valerius Constantinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorific The Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Christianization of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
issued Edict of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
laterKnownAs Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalReforms favorable laws for the Christian clergy ⓘ
restrictions on pagan practices ⓘ
locatedIn Moesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity ⓘ
foundation of Constantinople ⓘ
orderedExecutionOf Crispus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fausta NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronOf Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
produced Nicene Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignedAs Roman emperor ⓘ
reignEnd 22 May 337 ⓘ
reignStart 25 July 306 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
result victory of Constantine I over Maxentius ⓘ
spouse Fausta NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Constans I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constantine II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ
title Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pontifex Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ
veneratedAs saint ⓘ

Referenced by (139)

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

Ossius of Corduba → advisorTo → Constantine I ⓘ
Equal-to-the-Apostles → appliedToExamples → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Constantine the Great
Saint Helena → appointedAugustaBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Dalmatius → appointedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Eusebius of Nicomedia → appointedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Constantine I
Flavius Julius Crispus → appointedCaesarBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Licinius II → appointedCaesarBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Holy Nails → associatedFigure → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
True Cross → associatedLegendWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Book I → associatedPerson → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Book I (Divine Institutes)
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Divinae Institutiones → associatedPerson → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of the Hellespont → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Britannia Secunda → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantia → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Drepanum → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Eusebius of Nicomedia → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Imperial palace of Trier → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Imperial Palace of Trier
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Lateran complex → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Mausoleum of Constantina → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Mediana → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Ponte Molle → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Vatican Necropolis → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Naissos → associatedWithEmperor → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Panagia Ekatontapiliani church complex → associatedWithEmperor → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
limitanei → associatedWithReform → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
comitatenses → associatedWithRuler → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Siege of Byzantium (324) → attacker → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Adrianople (324) → belligerent → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Turin (312) → belligerent → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → belligerent → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae → belligerentCommander → Constantine I ⓘ
City of Niš → birthplaceOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman emperor Constantine the Great
Naissos → birthplaceOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Aula Palatina → builtDuringReignOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Kaiserthermen → builtDuringReignOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Great Palace of Constantinople → builtUnder → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Chlorus → child → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantius Chlorus
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Empress Helena → child → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Empress Helena → child → Constantine I ⓘ
Saint Helen → child → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Saint Helena → child → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Ablabius → closeAssociateOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Maximinus Daia → coRuledWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Chrysopolis → combatant → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Cibalae → combatant → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Mardia → commandedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → commandedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy → commandedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great