Constantine the Great

Definitions of Constantine the Great
  1. noun
    Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
    synonyms: Constantine, Constantine I, Flavius Valerius Constantinus
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    Emperor of Rome, Roman Emperor
    sovereign of the Roman Empire
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