Constantine I

(känstən tēn′, -tīn′)

(Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) 280?-337; emperor of Rome (306-337): converted to Christianity: called the Great

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Emperor of Rome (306-337) who adopted the Christian faith and suspended the persecution of Christians. He rebuilt Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the new Rome (330).

King of Greece (1913-1917) who opposed the Allies in World War I and was forced to abdicate. He returned to the throne in 1920 but abdicated again (1922) after a military rebellion.

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