General biography of constantine
Constantine the Great
| Constantine the Great | |||||
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Head of the Colossus of Constantine, Capitoline Museums | |||||
| Reign | 25 July 306 – 22 May 337 (alone from 19 September 324) | ||||
| Predecessor | Constantius I (in the West) | ||||
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| Born | Flavius Constantinus 27 February c. 272[1] Naissus, Moesia, Roman Empire[2] | ||||
| Died | 22 May 337 (aged 65) Achyron, Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Originally the Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople, but Constantius II had the body moved | ||||
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| Greek | Κωνσταντῖνος | ||||
| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||
| Father | Constantius Chlorus | ||||
| Mother | Helena | ||||
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Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337 AD) was a Roman emperor from 306 until he died. He was emperor for longer than any other emperor since Augustus, the first emperor. He was the first