B3+Constantine

Block 3 Constantine
 * __ACHIEVEMENTS BEFORE FAME__**
 * Flavius Valeriuis Constantine or Constantine was born in Naissus or modern day serbia around 270 A.D.
 * Constantine's father Constantius Chlorus the ceaser of the west urged his son to marry Fausta the daugther of his wife which would make the father and son and brother in laws.
 * Constantine refused to but later did marry Fausta.
 * Dicletion arranged Constantine to return to his court in Nicomedia and be a kind of hostage that would secure loyalty of his father.
 * 296 A.D. accompied the emperor on a military compaign in egypt.
 * A.D. 297 went on a campaign with galerius,east ward against persians.
 * __HIS JOB IN ROME__**
 * constantine built 100's of new churches throughtout the empire.
 * christian in europe begun when constantine moved his force along the road from york to london.
 * constantine insisted sunday to be the day of rest.
 * when he would come in conflict with barbarians and summarians he offeredthem money to except christainity.
 * __WHAT IS HE REMEMBERED FOR__**
 * Constantine was junior officer of the army as a promising young man and a sucessful military tribute.
 * He rebuilt Byzantium or istambul as we now call it.
 * He also built the first great christain cathedril and built many other churches and chapels.
 * When he reconized the rhine frontier between 317-320 A.D it kept him away from roman politics and civil war for some time.