Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus

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Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantinus (Latin: IMP CAESAR FLAVIVS CONSTANTINVS PIVS FELIX INVICTVS AVGVSTVS ¹) (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), commonly known as Constantine I or Constantine the Great, was proclaimed Augustus by his troops on 25 July 306 and ruled an ever-growing portion of the Roman Empire until his death. His wife was Fausta and together with her he had three sons, Constans, Constantius II and Constantine II.

[edit] Portraits

[edit] Antique

Colossal marble statue at the Musei Capitolini, Rome
Bronze statue at the Musei Capitolini, Rome
Marble statue at Museo Chiaramonti
Cameo depicting Constantine crowned by Constantinople
Gold multiple
Solidus minted at Thessalonica

[edit] Medioeval and Reinassance

Dream of Constantine and battle of the Milvian bridge in the Homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus
Constantine and his mother Helena with the holy cross
Constitutum Constantini, Constantine and pope Sylvester I
Mosaic of Constantine at Hagia Sophia
Bulgarian icon
Raffaello, Costantino a Ponte Milvio
Raffaello, Battesimo di Costantino
Constantine's Conversion by Peter Paul Rubens
Jacopo Vignali, Apparizione della croce a Costantino