Constantine the Great was a Roman emperor who is known as the first to profess Christianity among his domain. Born about the late 280’s CE to Flavius Valerius Constantius and Helena, power was no new concept as his father was a strong officer and later became the western emperor after remarrying the stepdaughter of the then Western Emperor. Throughout his reign, Constantine, was able to stop the persecution of Christians and took power of the land after his father’s death and defended that title against other Roman factions. It’s debated if Constantine was a true Christian or simply used the religion as a political advantage for himself to gain more power, regardless during his reign Constantine and the Eastern emperor, Licinius, signed the Edict of Milan which allowed the religious freedom of Christianity. In 324, Constantine fought and defeated Licinius and united the reunited the empire as one whole. He then began to rebuild his seat of power over the now Christian Byzantine, which was then named Constantinople. This feat is described as one, if not the biggest accomplishment of his ruling. While in Helenopolis, planning a campaign against Persia, Constantine fell ill. Due to the sickness he was never able to return to Constantinople and passed away in …show more content…
Some say to bring such religion into the light he may have hid secrets and even began to mix paganism into the faith to gain more followers. It’s also believed he may not of ever actually converted, as he had died before his baptism could be performed as well, though through all this he was also a ruler who had a strong military background and did what he had to reunite his people and bring freedom to those in the most need at the time. Personally, I believe Christianity wouldn’t be what it is today and I believe he genuinely was a fine