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Constantine's and rule
Under Constantine's rule, Christianity would become the Empire's preferred religion.
Following Constantine's coming of age, Irene eventually decided to topple him and rule in her own name.
" Apart from clearing up confusion and creating a single, simplified and supercedent code, Theodosius II was also attempting to solidify Christianity as the official religion of the Empire, begun under Constantine's rule.
Constantine's father was the Serbian magnate, despot and sebastokrator Dejan, who had held the Kumanovo-region under the rule of Dušan the Mighty ( r. 1331-1355 ).
Most influential people in the empire, however, especially high military officials, had not converted to Christianity and still participated in the traditional religions of Rome ; Constantine's rule exhibited at least a willingness to appease these factions.
Following Constantine's victory over Licinius and the unification of the Empire under his rule, the office was transformed.
He entered a personal rivalry with Grigore II Ghica ; Ioan Neculce noted " Constantin-Voivode went lengths to replace Grigorie-Voivode's rule in Wallachia (...)", and subsequently "(...) as soon as they were seated on their thrones one of Constantine's rules in Wallachia, they began to quarrell and to report each other to the Porte without concealment ".

Constantine's and however
Shortly thereafter, however, Constantine's son, the new Roman Emperor Constantius II, renewed the order for Athanasius ' banishment in 338.
The Arch of Constantine, erected in celebration of the victory, certainly attributes Constantine's success to divine intervention ; however, the monument does not display any overtly Christian symbolism.
By 312, however, Constantine and Maxentius were engaged in open hostility with one another, although they were brothers-in ‑ law through Constantine's marriage to Fausta, sister of Maxentius.
But her statue endured during the revolutionary reign of Sulla and became a model for future Roman women culminating with the portrait said to be of Helena, Emperor Constantine's mother four hundred years later ; however, the base of Cornelia's statue was altered during the conservative attempts of later Roman reformers in which the base of her statue that gave reference to her famous sons was filed away and replaced with the inscription as “ daughter of Africanus ” rather than “ mother of the Grachii .” 6
After a plot in the Byzantine court in 914 however, the new regent Zoe, Constantine's mother, rejected the marriage.
Historians, however, believe that this connection is a posterior forgery to illustrate Constantine's ancestry, connecting him with beloved Emperors of the Past.
Mason believes, however that without Constantine's assistance James may not have later established himself as a celebrated political writer.

Constantine's and Diocletian's
Where Diocletian's system of rescripts shows an adherence to classical tradition, Constantine's law is full of Greek and eastern influences.

Constantine's and achievements
Maxentius was a prolific builder, whose achievements were overshadowed by Constantine's issue of a damnatio memoriae against him.

Constantine's and represented
As early as the building of Constantine's churches in Palestine there were two chief types of plan in use: the basilican, or axial, type, represented by the basilica at the Holy Sepulchre, and the circular, or central, type, represented by the great octagonal church once at Antioch.
Constantine's mother, Anaise Pascall, was the daughter of slaves and her brother Victor was also a Trinidad and West Indian first-class cricketer ; in addition, a third family member, Constantine's brother Elias later represented Trinidad.

Constantine's and borders
Constantine's power reached its peak in 409 when he controlled Gaul and beyond, he was joint consul with Honorius and his magister militum Gerontius defeated the last Roman force to try to hold the borders of Hispania.

Constantine's and remained
The rockface at the west end of the building was cut away, although it is unclear how much remained in Constantine's time, as archaeological investigation has revealed that the temple of Aphrodite reached far into the current rotunda area, and the temple enclosure would therefore have reached even further to the west.

Constantine's and secure
Constantine's father later had to divorce her for political reasons, specifically, to marry Flavia Maximiana Theodora, the daughter of Maximian, in order to secure his alliance with his new father-in-law.
Nevertheless, as Ammianus Marcellinus recounts, Constantine's successor, Constantius, had to sent in 360 embassies with costly presents to Arsaces of Armenia and Meribanes of Iberia to secure their allegiance during the confrontation with Iran.
Constantine's main objective on the 1928 tour was to secure a contract to play cricket professionally in England.

Constantine's and forces
Zosimus mentions it, vaguely, as being a wooden construction while others specify that it was a pontoon bridge ; sources are also unclear as to whether the bridge was deliberately constructed as a collapsible trap for Constantine's forces or not.
As his forces broadly encircled the enemy cavalry, Constantine's own cavalry charged at the sides of the Maxentian cataphracts, beating them with iron-tipped clubs.
Of the battle itself, not much is known – Constantine's forces defeated Maxentius's troops, who retreated to the Tiber, and in the chaos of the fleeing army trying to cross the river, Maxentius fell into the water and drowned.
Constantine's two generals Iustinianus and the Frank Nebiogastes, leading the vanguard of his forces, were defeated by Sarus, and Stilicho's lieutenant, with Nebiogastes being first trapped in, then killed outside, Valence.
Constantine's position grew even more untenable ; his forces facing the rebel Gerontius were defeated at Vienne ( 411 ), where his son Constans was captured and executed.
Constantine's attempt to play them off one another only succeeds in making them join forces in a further plot.
That very day Constantine's army fought the forces of Maxentius and won the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ( 312 ), outside Rome.
On 21 May 1916, the day of King Constantine's name-day, the French forces of General Sarrail imposed martial law in Thessaloniki ( despite British opposition ), occupying the post office, the telegraph office, the telephone office, the railway facilities, the power station, and the gasworks.
Constantine's army reached the environs of Chrysopolis before the forces of Licinius.
Licinius, recognising that his surviving forces in Nicomedia could not stand against Constantine's victorious army, was persuaded to throw himself on the mercy of his enemy.

Constantine's and during
In Christianity it is believed that during the time of the Byzantine Empire, near the spot where the Dome was later constructed was where Constantine's mother built a small church, calling it the Church of St. Cyrus and St. John, later on enlarged and called the Church of the Holy Wisdom.
Constantine's sympathies for Germany were made manifest during the Allies ' disastrous landing on Gallipoli.
After favorable reader reaction to John Constantine's appearances in the comic book series Swamp Thing, where he had been introduced by Alan Moore during his authorship of the title, the character was given his own comic book series in 1988.
Constantine's campaigns were costly ; during his reign the Byzantine Empire's annual revenues were reduced to about 1, 800, 000 nomismata due to his various wars and the Arab conquests.
Following Constantine's deathbed conversion in 337 all emperors adopted Christianity, except for Julian the Apostate who, during his brief reign, attempted unsuccessfully to re-instate paganism.
Moreover, Constantine's public statements regarding communism during the 1960s renders the veracity of this allegation questionable.
Coins and medallions minted during Emperor Constantine's reign also bore the Chi-Rho.
They are usually read as sign of Constantine's shifting religious affiliation: The Christian tradition, most notably Lactantius and Eusebius of Caesarea, relate the story of a vision of God to Constantine during the campaign, and that he was victorious in the sign of the cross at the Milvian Bridge.
The transition from Constantine's defensive-centered coaching style to Becanic's coaching style for the returning players, and the team struggled at times during the season.
Streit was King Constantine's confidential adviser and had been foreign minister during the first part of the war when King Constantine was still on the Greek throne.
Lucian's veneration increased during the latter half of Constantine's reign, in particular due to the patronage of the Empress Helena.
This season ended Constantine's career in professional league cricket, although during the war he returned to play for Nelson as an amateur.
Constantine's position on the religions traditionally practiced in Rome evolved during his reign.
Constantine's efforts ensured that law was maintained during the gold rush, that Canadian sovereignty was assured and helped create the Mounties ' international reputation.

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