This is Venetian artist Palma Vecchio’s depiction of Emperor Constantine I and his mother, Saint Helen, who greatly influenced his religious beliefs. Vecchio lived from 1480-1528. (Courtesy Photo) The ...

Was Constantine the Great a patron of the Church, convert, pagan, true Christian or pagan conniver? For many Christians, he represents all that was wrong with Church-state relations in the ancient and ...

Voice 1: Emperor Constantine was a ruler from the fourth century who embraced Christianity and helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire. Now, he has a reconstructed statue befitting his ...

ROME (AP) — Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life ...

On Oct. 28, 312—17 centuries and a couple months ago—the armies of two rival Roman emperors clashed at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge just outside Rome. One of the leaders was Constantine, and ...

In AD306, Constantine was hailed emperor in the Roman city of York, known as Eboracum. Historian James Gerrard charts the rise of this remarkable figure, from a usurper in York to the first Christian ...