Most Roman emperors were very successful in each of their time periods and accomplished many things. But today won’t be talking about most Roman emperors. We will be talking about the reign of Constantine, his rise to power, and his fall. The ruler Constantine has appropriately been known as the most important and crucial ruler of Late Antiquity. He was born on February 27th, 272 A.D and died on May 22nd, 337 A.D. Constantine ruled from 306 A.D to 337 A.D. Constantine’s intense personality established the foundations of the post-traditional European civilization; his rule was momentous, emotional, and very dramatic. His triumph at the Milvian Bridge was one of the most critical moments in world history, while his
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He created a new capital named Constantinople to help spread Christianity. He tried to change the way the public view Christianity. However, the rise of the new capital eventually split Rome into two, with an eastern and western half. As a result, this led to the fall of Rome as a whole. The western half fell 1,000 years before the Eastern half. Many believe Constantine was the greatest Roman emperor but I believe otherwise and here’s why. Constantine fought his way to absolute power by destroying other empires and crushing his foes and enemies. He also made fake alliances with neighboring nations and when the time was right he would seize and conquer their land. I believe he was a cruel emperor because and gained the trusts of other nations and made fake alliances with them and then he would betray them and conquer their land. I don’t believe he was a bad emperor because his strategies were smart but his heart was cruel towards other nations. Constantine was a great, successful roman empire and possibly the greatest of all time. He was the cause of the rise and fall of the roman empire but will always be remembered as a great successful
He created a new capital named Constantinople to help spread Christianity. He tried to change the way the public view Christianity. However, the rise of the new capital eventually split Rome into two, with an eastern and western half. As a result, this led to the fall of Rome as a whole. The western half fell 1,000 years before the Eastern half. Many believe Constantine was the greatest Roman emperor but I believe otherwise and here’s why. Constantine fought his way to absolute power by destroying other empires and crushing his foes and enemies. He also made fake alliances with neighboring nations and when the time was right he would seize and conquer their land. I believe he was a cruel emperor because and gained the trusts of other nations and made fake alliances with them and then he would betray them and conquer their land. I don’t believe he was a bad emperor because his strategies were smart but his heart was cruel towards other nations. Constantine was a great, successful roman empire and possibly the greatest of all time. He was the cause of the rise and fall of the roman empire but will always be remembered as a great successful