Symbolism In Constantine's Era

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There were many hardships within Constantine’s Era, and also some directly before his birth. For Example in 270 AD, Italy was attacked, after centuries of peace, in a foreign invasion. So Emperor Aurelian ordered to build a wall as the result of them being reawakened for battle. This wall was twelve miles around, built with concrete-surfaced brick, and every one hundred feet in this wall there were colossal towers built. However, this mighty stronghold could not be under watch all of the hours of the days or nights, the main purpose was what it symbolized. This wall around Rome symbolized protection. Not long after that in the year 272 AD, Constantine the Great entered the world, the first Roman Emperor, and have a Capital named

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