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 (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Constantine the Great 114
Emperor Constantine I 4
Constantine's sole rule of the Roman Empire 1

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.

House of Constantine → founder → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
House of Constantine → notableMember → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Severus II → contemporary → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Tetrarchic dynasty → hasPart → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Flavius Dalmatius (the elder) → sibling → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantia → relative → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantia → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Anastasia (daughter of Constantius Chlorus) → relative → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Classical antiquity → hasMajorRuler → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of the Hellespont → belligerent → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Maximinus Daia → coRuledWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Maximinus Daia → opposedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Chrysopolis → combatant → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Chrysopolis → commander → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Chrysopolis → relatedTo → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Siege of Byzantium (324) → hasParticipant → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Siege of Byzantium (324) → attacker → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Siege of Byzantium (324) → followedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine's sole rule of the Roman Empire
Siege of Byzantium (324) → commandedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Siege of Byzantium (324) → relatedTo → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Byzantine solidus → foundedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
nail from the True Cross → traditionallyLinkedTo → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
True Cross → associatedLegendWith → 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
City of Niš → namedAfter → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
City of Niš → birthplaceOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman emperor Constantine the Great
Constantius Gallus → relative → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantinople (probable) → foundedBy → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantinople
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantinople (probable) → namedAfter → Constantine I ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantinople
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Empress Helena → motherOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Empress Helena → child → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Empress Helena → child → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae → combatant → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae → belligerentCommander → Constantine I ⓘ
magister militum → createdUnderEmperor → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Eutropia → motherInLawOf → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Eutropia → relativeByMarriage → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Mediana → associatedWith → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Theodora → relative → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy → hasParticipant → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
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 → hasParticipant → 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
Battle of Turin (312) → hasParticipant → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Turin (312) → belligerent → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Turin (312) → commander → Constantine I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantine the Great
Battle of Turin (312) → relatedTo → Constantine I ⓘ
Battle of Mardia → hasParticipant → Constantine I ⓘ