THE QUESTION OF CONSTANTINE’S CHRISTIANITY AND DISCUSSIONS ON HIS DEATH
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Constantine, one of
the most remarkable emperors of Rome, was born in Naissus in 270 BC. His
father, Constantinus I Chlorus (305-306 AD), was an Illyrian general who served
in Roman army. After Emperor Diocletian's withdrawal of the throne in 305 AD
his father was declared as Augustus and Constantine joined his father’s
campaign in Boulogne. After his father’s death during their campaign to the
north of Scotland, the army proclaimed Constantine as Augustus. However the
eastern Augustus, Galerius, recognized him as a Caesar, instead of an Augustus.
He dominated the western part of the empire by defeating Maxentius in the
Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 AD. Constantine and the eastern Augustus
Licinius met in Mediolanum in 313 AD and shared the empire then they signed the
Edict of Milan which gave Christianity a legal status within the Empire.
However, Constantine, who was planning to dominate the whole empire, defeated
Licinius in 324 AD at the end of a series of struggles and he became the unique
emperor of the Roman Empire. From this moment on, he pursued a policy in favor
of Christians. On the other hand he did not accept Christianity officially
until his death. For this reason, many researchers believe that he accepted
Christianity for political reasons. The emperor got ill during his Sassanid
campaign and died in Nicomedia in 337 AD. Constantine has made two important
decisions that affect today's world. The first one of these decisions is to
release and support Christianity, and the second is to choose Constantinople as
the new capital.
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Birincil Dil
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Kamil Doğancı
ULUDAĞ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Temmuz 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
4 Mayıs 2017
Kabul Tarihi
5 Haziran 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 33
