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Constantine was not converted to Christianity. He was a Mithraist and his imperial cult was Sol Invictus - the Sun. The story of his conversion is a rework of his vision of Apollo. There is another story of a deathbed conversion, which is a later story not supported by contemporary evidence. He selected Christianity as an addition to his power, as he could control it through the bishops. Mithraism did not have such a structure so he chose Christianity as a secondary grip on power.

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