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* Crispus, eldest son of Constantine I, leads a victorious campaign against the Franks, assuring twenty years of peace along the Rhine frontier.
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Crispus and eldest
The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta after the death of his half-brother Crispus, Constantine II was born in Arles in February, 316, and raised as a Christian.
The defeat of the superior fleet of Licinius in the Battle of the Hellespont by Crispus, Constantine ’ s eldest son and Caesar, compelled his withdrawal to Bithynia, where a last stand was made ; the Battle of Chrysopolis, near Chalcedon ( September 18 ), resulted in Licinius ' final submission.
On some date between 15 May and 17 June 326, Constantine had his eldest son Crispus, by Minervina, seized, tried and put to death by " cold poison " at Pola ( Pula, Croatia ).
However three years later Fausta was put to death by Constantine, following the execution of Crispus, his eldest son by Minervina, in 326.
Crispus and son
The friendship of the Emperor Constantine raised him from penury and he became tutor in Latin to his son Crispus, whom Lactantius may have followed to Trier in 317, when Crispus was made Caesar ( lesser co-emperor ) and sent to the city.
* 317 – Crispus and Constantine II, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I, and Licinius Iunior, son of Emperor Licinius, are made Caesares
* Emperor Constantine the Great travels to Rome to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his accession to power, but while en route at Pola he gives order to execute his older son, Crispus Caesar, possibly on charges of adultery.
* Crispus, son of Constantine I ( executed )
The cavalry took its name from Crispus, son of Constantine the Great.
Crispus, son of the Emperor, lived at Danum ( Doncaster ) whilst his father lived further north at Eboracum ( York ).
Constantine apparently believed in the abilities of his son and appointed Crispus as Commander of Gaul.
* Flavius Julius Crispus, son of the emperor Constantine I, a distinguished soldier, put to death at the instigation of his stepmother in AD 326.
* 326 – Constantine orders the death of his oldest son, Crispus.
According to Lactantius, a Latin historian of North African origins saved from poverty by the patronage of Emperor Constantine I ( r. 306 – 337 ) as tutor to his son Crispus, Constantine had dreamt of being ordered to put a " heavenly divine symbol " () on the shields of his soldiers.
After January 41, the new Emperor Claudius asked Domitia and Crispus to divorce, so Crispus could marry Domitia's former sister-in-law Agrippina the Younger, who recently returned from exile and had her son Lucius Domitius ( Nero ) to care for.
* Constantine I: son ( and stepbrother-in-law ) of Constantius I " Chlorus ", son-in-law of Maximian, brother-in-law of Maxentius, half-brother-in-law of Licinius, father of Crispus, Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I, half-uncle and father-in-law of Julian the Apostate
* Constantine II: son of Constantine I, grandson of Constantius I " Chlorus ", grandson of Maximian, nephew of Maxentius, half-nephew of Licinius, brother of Crispus, Constantius II, and Constans I, half-cousin and brother-in-law of Julian the Apostate
* Constantius II: son of Constantine I, grandson of Constantius I " Chlorus ", grandson of Maximian, nephew of Maxentius, half-nephew of Licinius, brother of Crispus, Constantine II, and Constans I, half-cousin and brother-in-law of Julian the Apostate, father-in-law of Gratianus
* Constans I: son of Constantine I, grandson of Constantius I " Chlorus ", grandson of Maximian, nephew of Maxentius, half-nephew of Licinius, brother of Crispus, Constantine II, and Constantius II, half-cousin and brother-in-law of Julian the Apostate
* Crispus – Constantine's illegitimate son by Minervina
His admiral, Abantus, had been outfought by Constantine's son the caesar Crispus, despite the latter's distinctly smaller fleet.
Although Timothy Barnes has theorised that Justina was a granddaughter or great-granddaughter of Crispus through her unnamed mother ( Crispus was the only son of Constantine I and Minervina ), it seems more probable that she was in fact the granddaughter of Julius Constantius, son of Constantius Chlorus and half-brother of Constantine the Great.
Crispus and Constantine
* July – Battle of Hellespont: Crispus, destroys Licinius ' naval fleet in the Dardanelles, allowing his father Constantine the ability to cross over the Bosporus into Asian provinces.
* March 1 – Emperor Constantine the Great and co-emperor Licinius elevate their sons Crispus, Constantine II ( being still an baby ) and Licinius II to Caesars.
Crispus on a coin issued to celebrate Constantine I's victory over Goths in 323
Thus securing the loyalty of Caesar of the Western Roman Empire Constantius Chlorus, father of Constantine and grandfather of Crispus.
The marriage of Constantine to Fausta has caused modern historians to question the status of his relation to Minervina and Crispus.
Neither the true nature of the relationship between Constantine and Minervina nor the reason Crispus came under the protection of his father will ever probably be known.
Whatever the reason, Constantine kept Crispus at his side.
Constantine even entrusted his education to Lactantius, among the most important Christian teachers of that time, who probably started teaching Crispus before 317.
Crispus alongside his younger half-brother Constantine II and his first cousin Licinius iunior.
Crispus spent the following years assisting Constantine in the war against by then hostile Licinius.
In 324, Constantine appointed Crispus as the commander of his fleet which left the port of Piraeus to confront the rival fleet of Licinius.
Crispus and I
In this novel, mosaicist Caius Crispus (" Crispin "), is summoned from Varena to the great metropolis of Sarantium to create a mosaic for Emperor Valerius II, ( modelled on Byzantine emperor Justinian I ).
These conflicts thus brought about a renewal of naval activity, culminating in the Battle of the Hellespont in 324 between the forces of Constantine I under Caesar Crispus and the fleet of Licinius, which was the only major naval confrontation of the 4th century.
Crispus and victorious
Crispus was leader in victorious military operations against the Franks and the Alamanni in 318, 320 and 323.
Crispus led the legions assigned to him in another victorious battle outside Chrysopolis against the armies of Licinius.
Crispus and against
The two deaths have been inter-related in various ways ; in one, Fausta is set jealously against Crispus, as in the anonymous Epitome de Caesaribus, or conversely her adultery, perhaps with the stepson who was close to her in age, is suggested.
Crispus and along
Little is known for certain about Crispus Attucks beyond that he, along with Samuel Gray and James Caldwell, died " on the spot " during the incident.
Crispus and .
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus divorced Lucius ' aunt, Domitia Lepida the Elder ( Lucius ' first paternal aunt ) so that Crispus could marry Agrippina.
They married, and Crispus he became a step-father to Lucius.
Crispus was a prominent, influential, witty, wealthy and powerful man, who served twice as consul.
Little is known on their relationship, but Crispus soon died and left his estate to Nero.
In 47, Crispus died, and at his funeral, the rumor spread around that Agrippina poisoned Crispus to gain his estate.
** Passienus Crispus Agrippina ’ s 2nd husband poisoned ( suet.
At the age of ten he became commander of Gaul, following the death of Crispus.
Aside from the " Milan Miracle ," the story of Crispus Attucks High School ranks as one of the greatest in Indiana high school basketball tradition.
Crispus Attucks repeated as champions in 1956, becoming the first Indiana high school team to complete a season undefeated.
Both stories, Milan and Crispus Attucks, are memorialized for their accomplishments and tradition at the Indiana State Museum as well as at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Indiana.
Crispus was put to death in 326, but when Lactantius died and in what circumstances is not known.
Agrippina poisoned her second husband Passienus Crispus, so many ancient historians also accuse her of murdering her third husband, the emperor Claudius.
Reference is made, for example, to baptizing a person and their whole household – the households of Lydia, Crispus, and Stephanas are mentioned by name Acts 16: 14-15, 18: 8 ; 1 Cor 1: 16.
* Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus and Titus Statilius Taurus become Roman consuls.
The fraudulent Historia Augusta reports Claudius and Quintillus having another brother named Crispus and through him a niece.
It has also been alleged that Sosthenes is a later name of Crispus, who is mentioned in Acts 18: 8 and 1 Corinthians 1: 14.
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