B1+Constantine

Block 1 Constantine     

=__ Constantine  __= Katie Perrott & Shannon Dieffenbach

====  **     Early Life     **         Constantine “The Great,” was born in Naissus. He was born into a very important  Roman family on February 27th 285 A.D. He married a woman named Theodore-Da. Constantine also married about two other women. He passed away in 337 A.D., May 22nd. **     Making History      **           Constantine was the first Christian ruler of Rome. He named a powerful city after himself. That city would be, Constantinople. By 323 A.D., he had the entire Roman world under his rule. He made Christianity a lawful religion. If you didn’t believe in it, there were consequences. Crosses were inscribed onto his troops’ shields. When they won battles,  they believed God had helped them. **    The Legacy     **                       Constantine was the last truly powerful of the Roman leaders. In 306 A.D., Constantine’s father,  Constantius Chlorus, passed away and he was proclaimed emperor. He remained emperor  until his death in 337. In 312 A.D., he entered Italy and defeated Maximus. **Bibliography**            Chippendale and Dickinson. "Constantine I." __Encyclapedia Of World Biography__. 1998.       Chrisp, Peter. __The World Of The Roman Empire__. Chicago, Illinios: Publishing  Group INC., 1999. "Constantine The Great." __SIRS Discoverer__. 17 Dec. 2008. Encyclapedia  Britannican. INC. 21 Dec. 2008 . ====