Constantine the Great
c. 272 – 337 · 65 years · Constantinople · Middle East
Reign: 284 – 395 (Rome and Byzantium)
The first Christian Roman emperor, he ended the persecution of Christians and founded Constantinople, the future Byzantine capital.
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Contemporaries around the world
Africa
- Ezana of Axum — King of Aksum, 48 years younger
- Anthony the Great — saint, father of monasticism, 21 years older
The world in their lifetime
- 313 Edict of Milan — aged 41, Europe
- c. 320 Founding of the Gupta Empire — aged 48, Asia
- 330 Founding of Constantinople — aged 58, Europe
- c. 330 Aksum adopts Christianity — aged 58, Africa