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A male given name

Helen, the mother of great Constantine / Nor yet Saint Philip's daughters were like thee.

ancient Cirta City (pop., 1998: 807,371), northeastern Algeria. A natural fortress, it is situated on a rocky height some 800 ft (250 m) above the Rhumel River valley. By the 3rd century BC it was one of Numidia's most important towns, and it reached its apex of prosperity under Micipsa in the 2nd century BC. Ruined in subsequent wars, it was restored in AD 313 and renamed for its patron, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Overrun by the Arabs in the 7th century, it was ruled by a series of Arab and Berber dynasties and, intermittently, by the Ottoman Empire until it was captured by the French in 1837. Occupied in 1942 by U.S. troops, it was an important Allied staging area in World War II (1939-45). The city retains its medieval walls, and there are Roman ruins nearby. It is an agricultural market for the surrounding area. known as Constantine the Great officially Flavius Valerius Constantinus born Feb. 27, after AD 280?, Naissus, Moesia died May 22, 337, Ancyrona, near Nicomedia, Bithynia First Roman emperor to profess Christianity. The eldest son of Constantius I Chlorus, he spent his youth at the court of Diocletian. Passed over as successor to the throne, he fought to make himself emperor. Victory at the Milvian Bridge outside Rome (312) made him emperor in the West; according to legend, a cross and the words in hoc signo vinces ("In this sign, conquer") appeared to him there and he forthwith adopted Christianity. In 313 he issued, with Licinius, the Edict of Milan, granting tolerance to Christians; he also gave land for churches and granted the church special privileges. He opposed heresies, notably Donatism and Arianism, and he convoked the important Council of Nicaea. After defeating and executing Licinius, he gained control of the East and became sole emperor. He moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (324). In 326 he had his wife and eldest son killed for reasons that remain obscure. He angered the Romans by refusing to participate in a pagan rite and never entered Rome again. Under his patronage, Christianity began its growth into a world religion. Constantine is revered as a saint in the Orthodox church. Greek Constantinos born Aug. 2, 1868, Athens, Greece died Jan. 11, 1923, Palermo, Italy King of Greece (1913-17, 1920-22). Son of King George I of the Hellenes (1845-1913), he was educated in Germany and was commander in chief of Greek forces in the Balkan Wars. He succeeded his father in 1913, but his neutralist, yet essentially pro-German, attitude during World War I caused the Allies and his Greek opponents to depose him in 1917. He was restored to the throne in 1920, but, after a catastrophic war in Anatolia, he abdicated in favor of his son, George II, in 1922. Greek Constantinos born June 2, 1940, Psikhikó, near Athens, Greece King of Greece (1964-74). Son of Paul I (1901-64), he succeeded his father in 1964. After a military coup in 1967, he and his family fled to Rome. The military regime appointed a regent in his place and granted him a free return if he wished. In 1973 the military regime proclaimed a republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1974 a civilian referendum officially ended the monarchy. Cavafy Constantine Constantine I Constantine II Constantine V Copronymus Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Constantine IX Monomachus Constantine XI Palaeologus Constantine the African Costa Gavras Constantine Donation of Constantine Constantine Caramanlis Marino Daniel Constantine Jr. Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe John Constantine Unitas Constantine the Great

{i} male name; city in Algeria; former Pope (between 708 - 715)

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337)

Emperor 311-337 Took Christianity as the state religion in 313

a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I

Roman emperor (306-337 c e ) who was converted to Christianity and whose rule began a period of state support for the early church Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 c e , mandating general tolerance of Christianity He also presided over the Council of Nicaea in 325 c e , establishing a precedent for imperial leadership of the church

(274-337) Called council of Nicea that condemned Arius Later accepted Arius and exiled Athanasius! Developed Christian-based legal system Introduced the cross as a symbol of Christianity (crucifixions were banned) Accused of murdering some family members Received deathbed baptism (as was the custom!) [7]

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Constantine Cavafy

orig. Konstantínos Pétrou Kaváfis born April 17, 1863, Alexandria died April 29, 1933, Alexandria Poet of Turkish-Greek ancestry. Born to Greek parents, Cavafy worked as an obscure civil servant in Alexandria his entire adult life. His small body of work, some 200 poems in an intimate, realistic, lyrical style, is written in a strange combination of classically based and modern Greek. Many deal with history, principally the Hellenistic era; many others reflect Cavafy's homosexual life. His poems became popular and influential after his death, and he is now widely regarded as one of the greatest of modern Greek poets

Constantine Costa-Gavras

orig. Konstantinos Gavras born Feb. 12, 1933, Loutra-Iraias, Greece Greek-French film director. He left Greece to study in Paris, where he became an assistant to filmmakers such as René Clair. He directed his first film, The Sleeping Car Murders, in 1966. His drama of political assassination, Z (1968, Academy Award), brought him international fame. He later directed political thrillers such as The Confession (1970), State of Siege (1972), Missing (1982, Academy Award), and Mad City (1997). He became president of the Cinémathèque Française in 1982

Constantine I

{i} (A.D. 288-337, born as Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) Constantine the Great, Roman emperor between 312-337 who adopted Christianity; (1868-1923) king of Greece who ruled between 1913 to 1917 and between 1920 to 1922; Constantine I of Scotland, Constantine mac Cinaeda (836-877), King of the Scots who was a warrior king

Constantine II

King of Greece (1964-1967) who went into exile after a coup d'état by army officers. The Greek monarchy was officially abolished in 1974

Constantine IX Monomachus

born 980 died Jan. 11, 1055 Byzantine emperor (1042-55). He gained the imperial throne by marrying Zoe, empress of the Macedonian dynasty. An opponent of the great military leaders, he neglected imperial defenses, instead spending extravagantly on luxuries and magnificent buildings. Rebellions broke out at home and abroad, and Byzantine lands were threatened by invaders in southern Italy, Thrace, Macedonia, and Armenia. Constantine tried to ally with the papacy to save southern Italy from the Normans, but growing differences between Rome and Constantinople resulted in the Schism of 1054

Constantine V Copronymus

born 718, Constantinople died Sept. 14, 775 Byzantine emperor (741-75). The son of Leo III, he ruled with his father from 720. He spent his life defeating Arab and Bulgar threats to the empire and was unable to prevent the Lombards from taking Ravenna (751), thus ending Byzantine influence in northern and central Italy. A strong iconoclast (see iconoclasm), he persecuted monks who disagreed with his position. He died in the Balkans on a military campaign against the Bulgarian kingdom

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus

born Sept. 905, Constantinople died Nov. 9, 959 Byzantine emperor (913-59). Coemperor with his father, Leo VI, from 911, he became sole ruler in 913. His father-in-law, Romanus I Lecapenus, was crowned coemperor with him in 920 and soon became the primary ruler. Shut out of government, Constantine devoted himself to scholarship; his writings include works on the Slavic and Turkic peoples and on Byzantine ceremonies. In 944 the sons of Romanus, impatient for power, had their father deported, and the ensuing public outcry emboldened Constantine to banish them in 945; he then ruled alone until his death

Constantine XI Palaeologus

born Feb. 9, 1404, Constantinople died May 29, 1453, Constantinople Last Byzantine emperor (1449-53), sometimes called Constantine XII because of the erroneous notion that Constantine Lascaris was crowned in 1204. He became emperor when his brother John VIII Palaeologus died childless, but he faced a losing battle against the Ottoman Turks, who were directing all their resources toward the capture of Constantinople. He acknowledged the obedience of the Greek church to Rome in order to secure help from the West, but in vain. He was killed fighting at the walls of Constantinople as the Turks broke through

Constantine mac Cinaeda

{i} Constantine I of Scotland (836-877), King of the Scots who was a warrior king

Constantine the African

Latin Constantinus Africanus born 1020, Carthage or Sicily died 1087, monastery of Monte Cassino, near Cassino, Principality of Benevento Medieval medical scholar. He was the first to translate Arabic medical works into Latin. His 37 translated books included The Total Art, a short version of the The Royal Book by the 10th-century Persian physician Al ibn al-Abbs, introducing Islam's extensive knowledge of Greek medicine to the West. His translations of Hippocrates and Galen first gave the West a view of Greek medicine as a whole

Constantine the Great

the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire. In 330 AD he made Byzantium the capital city of the empire instead of Rome and changed the name of the new capital to Constantinople (?274-337 AD)

Constantine the Great

{i} Constantine I (A.D. 288-337, born as Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) Roman emperor between 312-337 who adopted Christianity

Daniel Constantine Jr. Marino

born Sept. 15, 1961, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S. U.S. gridiron football quarterback. Chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, he set all-time career records for passes completed (4,453 in 7,452 attempts), yards passing (55,416), and touchdown passes (385) and for 21 other categories. In 1984 he became the first quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a single season (5,084) and the first to complete over 40 touchdown passes (48) in a season

Donation of Constantine

Document concerning the supposed grant by the emperor Constantine I (the Great) to Pope Sylvester I (314-335) and later popes of temporal power over Rome and the Western Empire. The gift was said to have been motivated by Constantine's gratitude to Sylvester for miraculously healing his leprosy and converting him to Christianity. Based on legends from the 5th century concerning Sylvester and Constantine, the Donation was probably written at Rome in the mid 8th century and was related to the coronation of Pippin III, the first Carolingian king of the Franks. Proved in the 15th century by Lorenzo Valla to be a forgery, the document was already questioned by the emperor Otto III (r. 996-1002) but was often cited in the 11th-15th centuries to support papal claims in the struggle between church and state

Hyphenation

Con·stan·tine

Turkish pronunciation

känstıntayn

Pronunciation

/ˈkänstənˌtīn/ /ˈkɑːnstənˌtaɪn/

Etymology

() From the name of Roman emperors, Latin constans - constantis, constant, steadfast.

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