Constantine and the Conversion of EuropeConstantine the Great was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD. As emperor, Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. The government was restructured and civil and military authority separated. A new gold coin, the solidus, was introduced to combat inflation. It would become the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years. |
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PAGANISM AND CHRISTIANITY | |
THE GREAT PERSECUTION | |
EMPEROR OF THE GAULS | |
THE CONVERSION OF CONSTANTINE | |
THE DONATIST CONTROVERSY | |
THE ARIAN AND MELITIAN CONTROVERSIES | |
THE COUNCIL OF NICĘA | |
THE AFTERMATH OF THE COUNCIL | |
THE GREAT COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM | |
BISHOP OF THOSE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH | |
SECULAR POLICY | |
CONSTANTINES BAPTISM | |
CONSTANTINES PLACE IN HISTORY | |
THE CRUSADE AGAINST LICINIUS | |
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