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Constantine ended the the tetrarchy (rule by four), which had been created by his predecessor, Diocletian, whereby the empire had been ruled by four co-emperors, by winning two civil wars and becoming the sole emperor. He designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped and renamed it, Constantinople after himself (it means city of Constantine). Under Diocletian there were four capitals: Nicomedia (in the northeast what is now Turkey), Milan (in Italy), Sirmium (in Serbia) and Augusta Trevorum (in south-western Germany). Rome had ceased to be the capital of the empire.
Apart from ending the tetrarchy, Constantine did not make any other changes in the administrative policies of Diocletian. He retained the four highest subdivisions of the empire (the praetorian provinces) and the twelve intermediate ones (the dioceses) and the number of provinces, which had been doubled by making the previous ones smaller.
Constantine and the co-emperor Licinius issued the Edit of Milan, which completed the end of the great persecution of Christians which had be decreed by the Edict of Toleration the emperor Galerius had issued two years earlier.He also pursued policies which favoured the Christians. The built Christian churches, promoted Christians in the imperial bureaucracy and convened synods and ecumenical council to try to resolve disputed between Christian doctrines.
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Constantine was what kind of ruler for Rome?
Constantine was the first christian ruler for Rome.
Who was the leader of christians in the roman empire?
Jesus - although he never traveled to Rome and was not really part of Roman society he obviously was the ultimate source of ancient Christianity everywhere including Rome. ... alternatively you could name Paul - who was taken to Rome for trial an established the Christian Church there Constantine - the first "Christian" Roman emperor
Who moved the capital of the roman empire from the rome to byzantium?
Constantine
What religion did Constantine promote in the Byzantine Empire?
Constantine promoted Christianity, but not in the Byzantine Empire. Constantine was emperor of Rome from 306 to 337 CE, but the Byzantine Empire came into existence in 395 CE, when Arcadius became emperor of the Eastern Empire, separating from the Western Roman Empire.
Did Constantine rule the eastern empire of rome?
Constantine defeated Emperors Maxentius and Licinius and reunited the Empire under his sole rule reversing Diocletian's splitting it into four.
Why is Constantine a significant figure?
Constantine was Emperor of Eastern Rome at the time that the Roman Empire split in half.This split was caused by Christianity, and Constantine was actually the first Christian ruler of Rome. The capitol of the Byzantine Empire (as which it was called) was Constantinople.
Constantine was what kind of ruler for Rome?
Constantine was the first christian ruler for Rome.
Was Constantine founded as a Christian Empire?
The Roman Empire was not 'Christian" when Constantine became Emperor. He also wasn't a Christian himself at the time and he would only have himself baptized very shortly before his death, 30 years later. During his reign he was a supporter of the Christian faith AND of the faith that venerated Sol Invictus ('the invincible Sun') as the supreme power, but he never declared Rome a 'Christian' empire. All through his reign (and that of his son) Rome would remain an Empire where all religions, Christian and non-Christian, were practised and tolerated. It was only 50 years after Constantine's death that the Emperor Theodosius declared Christianity Rome's official State religion.
How was the first Christian ruler of Rome?
Constantine
Who was the leader of christians in the roman empire?
Jesus - although he never traveled to Rome and was not really part of Roman society he obviously was the ultimate source of ancient Christianity everywhere including Rome. ... alternatively you could name Paul - who was taken to Rome for trial an established the Christian Church there Constantine - the first "Christian" Roman emperor
Who moved the capital of the roman empire from the rome to byzantium?
Constantine
What importace did Constantine have?
He was the first prominently Christian emperor of Rome
Who moved the capital of the western empire from Rome to Constantinople?
Constantine the Great
What keys did Constantine make to Rome?
He moved the capital of Rome to Byzantium, later known as Constantinople, and named the city New Rome. Constantine was also the first Christian Roman emperor.
What religion did Constantine promote in the Byzantine Empire?
Constantine promoted Christianity, but not in the Byzantine Empire. Constantine was emperor of Rome from 306 to 337 CE, but the Byzantine Empire came into existence in 395 CE, when Arcadius became emperor of the Eastern Empire, separating from the Western Roman Empire.
What emperor converted to this new religion from rome?
Constantine was the first Christian Emperor
What gods did Constantine worship?
He was the first Christian ruler in ancient Rome/Greece.
