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Constantine The Great: Western Emperor Of Rome

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Constantine the Great
Constantine I was born in 280 in Naissus, Moesia. His father became the Western Roman emperor in 305. After his father's death Constantine fought to take power. He became the Western emperor in 312 and the sole Roman emperor in 324. Constantine was also the first emperor to convert to Christianity. He issued an law that protected Christians in the empire and converted to Christianity on his deathbed in 337.
During a period of civil war, Constantine defended his position against different Romans including Maxentius, Maximian's son. In 312, Constantine fought in Italy, meeting Maxentius and his forces at the Milvian Bridge on the Tiber River. Constantine stated that he had ordered a Christian symbol to be painted on his

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