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One of the four roman emperors in the first tetrarchy under Diocletian. He was the second emperor in the West

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Who is the mother of Constantine?

st. Helena was the mother Constantine. her husband was Constantius Chlorus un til he divorced her to marryco emperor step daughter theodora


Who were the two junior emperors when diocletian and maximian stepped down?

The two junior emperors when Diocletian and Maximian stepped down were Galerius and Contantius Chlorus (Constantine's father).


Who was the last Roman Emperor to support persecution of Christians?

Diocletian launched the Great Persecution of 303-313. It had a number of phases:303-305 Diocletian and Maximian were Augusti (in charge); Galerius and Constantius Chlorus were Caesars (subordinates). All except Contantius Chlorus fully prosecuted the persecution of Christians; Constantius Chlorus participated in a limited way, with destruction of some churches.305-306 Galerius and Constantius Chlorus were Augusti; Maximinus Daia and Flavius Severus were Caesars. All except Constantius Chlorus fully prosecuted the persecution of Christians.306-307 Galerius and Maxentius were Augusti; Maximinus Daia, Constantine and Maxentius were Caesars. All except Constantine fully prosecuted the persecution of Christians.307-311 Galerius, Constantine and Licinius were Augusti; Maximinus Daia was Caesar (there were other complications as well). All except Constantine fully prosecuted the persecution of Christians. Just before he died, Galerius declared that Christians were permitted to return to their religion. This became the policy of the whole.312-313 Maximinus Daia (Augustus from 310) recommenced the persecution of Christians in his realm (Oriens: from the Taurus mountains to Egypt). It came to an end when he was defeated in a civil war by Licinius.In 313, the Roman Empire came under the joint control of Constantine and Licinius. They confirmed Galerius' policy of toleration to Christians. This was contained within the famous Edict of Milan issued by Licinius.Licinius is believed to have recommenced a limited persecution of Christians. This was not like the former occasion, since this attack on Christians can be attributed to political, rather than religious motives. It arose from the situation where the king of Armenia was now an avowed Christian and Constantine was now an avowed Christian, and Licinius and Constantine were rivals for full control of the Empire, and there were troubles on the Armenian frontier.Therefore, technically, Maximinus Daia was the last Roman Emperor to support persecution of Christians.


How did Constantine the great come to power?

Constantine became Emperor of Rome in the year 306. The story goes that, in 305, Constantine's father Constantius I Chlorus, who had been appointed one of two caesares, or junior emperors, of the Tetrarchy in 293, succeeded to the position of Emperor when Augustus Maximian abdicated. Constantius himself became fatally ill during an expedition against the Picts of Caledonia, dying on 25 July 306. Constantine, who had served at the court of Diocletian in Nicomedia following his father's appointment as junior emperor, was at his father's deathbed, whereupon he was proclaimed Emperor by General Chrocus and the troops loyal to his father's memory. Over the ensuing eighteen years, Constantine fought a series of battles that first obtained him co-rule with the Eastern Roman Emperor, and then finally gained him leadership of a reunified Roman Empire.


When co-emperors Diocletian and Maximum retired at thr same time in 305 AD the junior emperors took their places and?

When co-emperors Diocletian and Maximian retired in 305 AD, their junior emperors, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus, were elevated to the role of senior emperors. This transition marked the beginning of a power struggle among the various claimants to the throne, as the Tetrarchy system established by Diocletian began to unravel. The ensuing conflicts eventually led to civil wars, culminating in the rise of Constantine the Great. His victory in these struggles would ultimately reshape the Roman Empire and lead to significant changes in its governance.