![]() ![]() In 305, following Maximian's abdication, Constantine's father became Emperor Constantius I. He likely also witnessed the persecution of Christians. ![]() There, Constantine was educated in Latin and Greek. Constantine himself was sent to the court of Diocletian, the Eastern Roman emperor. Constantine's father was elevated to deputy emperor under Maximian in 293. In 289, Constantine's father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian, the Western Roman emperor. ![]() Constantine's mother, Helena, was from humble beginnings it is unknown whether she was the wife or concubine of Constantius. His father, Flavius Valerius Constantius, was an officer in the Roman army. Early Lifeįlavius Valerius Constantinus, who would become Roman emperor Constantine I, was born on February 27, circa 280 (sources range from 272 to 284), in Naissus, Moesia (now Niš, Serbia). He issued an edict that protected Christians in the empire and converted to Christianity on his deathbed in 337. Constantine was also the first emperor to adhere to Christianity. He became the Western emperor in 312 and the sole Roman emperor in 324. ![]() After his father's death, Constantine fought to take power. Constantine I's father became the Western Roman emperor in 305. ![]()
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