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Constantine was born 272 AD in Naissus in the Roman province of Monesia.
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Constantine had a good education, learning to read and write both Greek and Latin.
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His Father Raised him to Rule of to be Emperor of the West.
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He witnessed the persecution of Christians.
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At the time 305 Galerious became Emperor
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Galerius Died in 311 AD in a competition among many powerful men to take over the Roman Empire.
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In 312 Constantine dream was to take over the roman empire but to do it he had to go to war with Maxentius.
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Constantin declared that no longer Christians would be persecuted in the Roman Empire as he declared himself a follower of the Christian faith.
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Licinius decided to renew the persecution of Christians seven years later. Constantine would not stand for this and marched against Licinius. Constantine defeated him after several battles and became the ruler of a united Rome in 324.
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A new capital of the Roman Empire was established by Constantine in 330 AD, Constantinople. It was the largest and richest city during the middle ages until it fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
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Constantine ruled the Roman Empire until he died from illness in 337. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
