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Constantine I (emperor)

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[[Image:Constantine I.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Constantine the Great''' (mosaic in [[Hagia Sophia]], c. 1000 AD)]]
'''Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus''' ([[February 27]], [[272]]–[[May 22]], [[337]]), commonly known as '''Constantine I''' or '''Constantine the Great''', was proclaimed [[Augustus]] by his troops on [[July 25]], [[306]] and ruled an ever-growing portion of the [[Roman Empire]] until his death. Constantine is famed for his refounding of [[Byzantium]] as "New Rome", which was popularly known in his time as "Constantine's City"— (Constantinopolis, [[Constantinople]]). Constantine is best remembered in modern times for the [[Edict of Milan]] in [[313]] and the [[First Council of Nicaea|Council of Nicaea]] in [[325]], which fully legalized and then legitimized Christianity in the Empire for the first time. These actions are considered major factors in that religion's spread, and his reputation as the "first Christian Emperor" has been promulgated by historians from [[Lactantius]] and [[Eusebius of Caesarea]] to the present day.

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