Constantine the Great

The emperor who legalised Christianity and founded Constantinople on the Bosphorus.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Won the empire at the Milvian Bridge in 312 under a Christian sign, as he told it.
• The Edict of Milan in 313 made Christianity a lawful religion.
• Dedicated Constantinople in 330, the capital of the Byzantine world to come.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 272 – 337