305AD – Constantine was raised to the rank of Augustus Senior Emperor Western Empire
306AD – Constantine was acclaimed as emperor by the Army at Eboracum (York) after his father’s death
306AD – Constantine on taking the imperial office restored christians full legal equality and returned property confiscated during the persecution
306AD – In Italy the usurper Maxentius ousted Maximian’s successor Severus, promising full religious toleration
311AD – Galerius ended the persecution in the East but it was resumed in Egypt, Palestine and Asia Minor by his successor Maximinus
312AD – On the evening of October 27 with the armies preparing for battle, Constantine had a vision. Lactantius states that in the night before the battle Constantine was commanded in a dream to “delineate the heavenly sign on the shields of his soldiers”. He followed the commands of his dream and marked the shields with a sign “denoting christ”. …show more content…
In the life of Constantine, Eusebius gives