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Constantine the Great
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Constantine the Great

Politician · born February 27, 0274 · died 0337

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Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

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  1. 32Became Roman emperorJuly 25, 306
  2. 32Became pontifex maximusJuly 26, 306

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