Constantine
First Christian emperor
Constantine is a masculine given name, borne most famously by Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who legalized Christianity and founded Constantinople.
The name suggests imperial grandeur and appears across European royal houses.
It remains common in Greek culture, where it carries patriotic and religious weight: Every Greek family seems to have a Constantine.
Advisory deliberative group
- creedStatement of belief
- conversionAct of changing states
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- Edict of MilanAncient tolerance proclamation
toleration · Athanasius · orthodoxy · heresy · ecumenical · bishops · church · Helena
Rome's inaugural emperor
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
succession · dynasty · coronation · reign · edict · decree · Sol Invictus · vision
Eastern Roman civilization
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- capitalWealth used for investment
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- imperial palaceEmperor's official home
walls · strategic · relocation · dedication · forum · column · legacy
Turkish city, formerly Constantinople
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- TopkapiIstanbul imperial palace
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
seven hills · sea walls · straits · crossroads · Europe · Asia · metropolis · imperial capital
council
Advisory deliberative group
- creedStatement of belief
- conversionAct of changing states
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
Edict of Milan · toleration · Athanasius · orthodoxy · heresy · ecumenical · bishops · church · Helena · True Cross
Augustus
Rome's inaugural emperor
throne · succession · dynasty · coronation · reign · edict · decree · Sol Invictus · vision · colossal statue
Byzantium
Eastern Roman civilization
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- capitalWealth used for investment
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
imperial palace · walls · strategic · relocation · dedication · forum · column · legacy
Istanbul
Turkish city, formerly Constantinople
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- TopkapiIstanbul imperial palace
walls · seven hills · sea walls · straits · crossroads · Europe · Asia · metropolis · imperial capital
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- legacyWhat's passed down
- Christian ConvertsSaint Paul, Saint Augustine, Augustine, Mary Magdalene, Cornelius
- Christian MonarchsCharlemagne, Clovis, Justinian, Saint Louis, Saint Stephen
- ConstantineEdict of Milan, Council of Nicaea, Nicene Creed, Helena
- Early Christianityearly church, church fathers, church councils, Nicene Creed, catacombs
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- Medieval RulersCharlemagne, William the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, Canute, Henry IV
- fall of ConstantinopleOttoman capture of Byzantium
- Constantine the GreatRoman emperor, fourth century
- Constantine IRome's first Christian ruler