Constantinian period

E621483

historical period period of the Roman Empire

The Constantinian period refers to the early 4th-century phase of the Roman Empire marked by Emperor Constantine the Great’s reign, the consolidation of imperial power, and the legalization and promotion of Christianity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constantinian era	5
Constantinian period canonical	2
Constantinian shift	1
Late Roman Empire	1
Roman Imperial period	1
Tetrarchic and Constantinian era	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period ⓘ period of the Roman Empire ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Roman imperial history ⓘ
followedBy	Constantinian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Valentinianic-Theodosian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ Tetrarchic period ⓘ
hasCapital	Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	consolidation of imperial power under a single emperor ⓘ continued use of tetrarchic administrative structures ⓘ foundation of a new imperial capital at Constantinople ⓘ gradual marginalization of some traditional Roman cults ⓘ imperial involvement in Church councils ⓘ imperial patronage of the bishop of Rome ⓘ imperial promotion of Christianity ⓘ increased use of Christian symbols in imperial iconography ⓘ increasing Christian influence in imperial administration ⓘ legalization of Christianity ⓘ legislation favoring the Christian clergy ⓘ monumental Christian church building ⓘ shift of imperial focus to the Eastern provinces ⓘ transition from persecution of Christians to toleration ⓘ
hasEndTime	337 ⓘ mid 4th century ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Battle of the Milvian Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Christianization of the imperial court ⓘ Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Edict of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ confiscation of some pagan temple treasures ⓘ conversion of Constantine to Christianity ⓘ defeat of Licinius NERFINISHED ⓘ foundation of Constantinople ⓘ imperial patronage of the Church ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Constans I NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantine II NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ Crispus NERFINISHED ⓘ Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ Licinius NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguage	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ Roman paganism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartTime	306 ⓘ early 4th century ⓘ
namedAfter	Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalLocation	4th century ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Thermae of Constantine → era → Constantinian period ⓘ

sarcophagus of Constantine the Great → stylePeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ

subject surface form: Sarcophagus of Constantine the Great

Battle of Adrianople (324) → era → Constantinian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Roman Empire

Apollo Actius → timePeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Imperial period

Flavius Dalmatius (the elder) → historicalPeriod → Constantinian period ⓘ