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Constantinian Dynasty
The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324. The dynasty is also called Neo-Flavian because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius, similarly to the rulers of the first Flavian dynasty in the 1st century. Stemmata In ''italics'' the ''augusti'' and the ''augustae''. * ''Constantius I'' *# From relationship between ''Constantius I'' and '' Helena'' *#* ''Constantine I'' *#*# From marriage between ''Constantine I'' and ''Minervina'' *#*#* Crispus *#*# From marriage between ''Constantine I'' and '' Fausta'' *#*#* ''Constantina'', wife of Hannibalianus and Constantius Gallus *#*#* '' Constantine II'' *#*#* ''Constantius II'' *#*#*#No offspring from marriage between ''Constantius II'' and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius *#*#*#No offspri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costantino Magno, Emissione Argentea Per Costantino Cesare, 317-337
Costantino is both a masculine Italian given name and an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name *Costantino Affer (1906–1987), Italian medallist *Costantino Barbella (1853–1925), Italian sculptor *Costantino Bresciani Turroni (1882–1963), Italian economist and statistician * Costantino de Castro, 11th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Costantino Catena (born 1969), Italian classical pianist * Costantino Cedini (1741–1811), Italian painter *Costantino Corti, 19th-century Italian sculptor *Costantino D'Orazio (born 1974), Italian art critic and curator *Costantino Fiaschetti, 18th-century Italian architect *Costantino De Giacomo, Italian physician *Costantino Lazzari (1857–1927), Italian politician * Costantino Nigra (1828–1907), Italian diplomat *Costantino Nivola (1911–1988), Italian sculptor *Costantino Pasqualotto (1681–1755), Italian painter *Costantino Patrizi Naro (1798–1876), Italian cardinal *Costantino Rocca ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine II (emperor)
Constantine II ( la, Flavius Claudius Constantinus; February 316 – 340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. Son of Constantine the Great and co-emperor alongside his brothers, his attempt to exert his perceived rights of primogeniture led to his death in a failed invasion of Italy in 340. Career The eldest son of Constantine the Great and Fausta, Constantine II was born in Arles in February 316 and raised as a Christian. Caesar On 1 March 317, he was made Caesar. In 323, at the age of seven, he took part in his father's campaign against the Sarmatians. At age ten, he became commander of Gaul, following the death of his half-brother Crispus. An inscription dating to 330 records the title of ''Alamannicus'', so it is probable that his generals won a victory over the Alamanni. His military career continued when Constantine I made him field commander during the 332 campaign against the Goths. Augustus Following the death of his father in 337, Constantine II initially beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galla (wife Of Julius Constantius)
Galla (''fl''. about 325) was a member of the Constantinian dynasty that ruled in the Roman Empire. Biography Galla was the sister of the consul Neratius Cerealis and of the praetorian prefect Vulcacius Rufinus. She married Julius Constantius, son of Constantius Chlorus and half-brother of Emperor Constantine I. From their union a son was born, who died with his father in the purges of 337, a daughter who married his cousin Constantius II, and finally Constantius Gallus, later Caesar of the East, born around 325. It has been proposed that Galla and Julius had another daughter, born between 324 and 331 and married to Justus, father of Justina (wife of emperor Valentinian I), whose daughter (wife of emperor Theodosius I) was called Galla. Galla died before her husband, as Gallus was then entrusted to the care of Eusebius, bishop of Nicomedia. Notes Bibliography * Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin, John Robert Martindale, John Morris, "Galla 1", ''The Prosopography of the Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalmatius
:''This article deals with the Caesar (335-337). For the censor Flavius Dalmatius, father of the caesar, see Flavius Dalmatius. For saints with this name, see Saint Dalmatius (other).'' Flavius Dalmatius Caesar (his name is often spelled Delmatius on contemporary coins; died 337) Potter, David. (2008) ''Emperors of Rome: Imperial Rome from Julius Caesar to the last emperor''. London: Quercus, p. 195. was a Caesar (335–337) of the Roman Empire, and member of the Constantinian dynasty. Dalmatius was the nephew of Constantine the Great. His father, also named Flavius Dalmatius, was the half-brother of Constantine and served as censor. Dalmatius and his brother Hannibalianus were educated at Tolosa (Toulouse) by rhetor Exuperius. On 18 September 335, he was raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle, with the control of Thracia, Achaea and Macedonia. Dalmatius died in late summer 337, killed by his own soldiers. It is possible that his death was related to the purge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavius Dalmatius
:''This article deals with the censor. For the Caesar (335-337) Flavius Dalmatius, son of the censor, see Dalmatius. Flavius Dalmatius (died 337), also known as Dalmatius the Censor, was a censor (333), and a member of the Constantinian dynasty, which ruled over the Roman Empire at the beginning of the 4th century. Dalmatius was the son of Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and thus half-brother of the Emperor Constantine I. Dalmatius spent his youth in the Gallic Tolosa. It is probable that his two sons, Dalmatius and Hannibalianus, were born here. During the mid-320s, Flavius Dalmatius returned to Constantinople, to the court of his half-brother, and was appointed consul and censor in 333. In Antioch, Flavius was responsible for the security of the eastern borders of the realm. During this period, he examined the case of bishop Athanasius of Alexandria, an important opponent of Arianism, who was accused of murder. In 334, Flavius suppressed the revolt of Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavia Maximiana Theodora
Flavia Maximiana Theodora (c. 275 – before 337) was a Roman empress, wife of Constantius Chlorus. She is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein that she was born from an earlier marriage between Eutropia, wife of Maximian, and Afranius Hannibalianus. This man was List of late imperial Roman consuls, consul in 292 and praetorian prefect under Diocletian. Timothy Barnes (classicist), Timothy Barnes challenges this view stating that all "stepdaughter sources" derive their information from the partially unreliable work ''Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte, Kaisergeschichte'' (written in the 4th century), while more reliable sources refer to Theodora as Maximian's natural daughter. He concludes that she was born no later than c. 275 to an unnamed earlier wife of Maximian, possibly one of Hannibalianus' daughters. Before 21 April 289,Barnes, ''New Empire'', p. 37 Theodora married Flavius Valeriu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian The Apostate
Julian ( la, Flavius Claudius Julianus; grc-gre, Ἰουλιανός ; 331 – 26 June 363) was Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplatonic Hellenism in its place, caused him to be remembered as Julian the Apostate in Christian tradition. A nephew of Constantine, Julian was one of few in the imperial family to survive the purges and civil wars during the reign of Constantius II, his cousin. Julian became an orphan as a child after his father was executed in 337, and spent much of his life under Constantius's close supervision.''Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity'', "Julian the Apostate", p. 839 However, the emperor allowed Julian to freely pursue an education in the Greek-speaking east, with the result that Julian became unusually cultured for an emperor of his time. In 355, Constantius II summoned Julian to court and appointed him to rule Gaul. Despite his inexperience, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena, Wife Of Julian
Flavia Julia Helena (died 360) was a Roman Empress by marriage to Julian, Roman Emperor in 360–363. She was briefly his Empress consort when Julian was proclaimed Augustus by his troops in 360. She died prior to the resolution of his conflict with Constantius II.Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 1 Family Helena was a daughter of Constantine I and Fausta. She was sister to Constantine II, Constantius II, Constans and Constantina and half-sister of Crispus. Her paternal grandparents were Constantius Chlorus and Helena. Her maternal grandparents were Maximian and Eutropia. Marriage On 6 November 355, Julian was declared Caesar by Constantius II. The new Caesar was a paternal first cousin to Helena and her siblings. He was a son of Julius Constantius and his second wife Basilina.Walter E. Roberts and Michael DiMaio, Jr."Julian the Apostate (360-363 A.D.)"/ref> His paternal grandparents were Constantius Chlorus and his second wife Flavia Maximiana Theodora. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constans I
Flavius Julius Constans ( 323 – 350), sometimes called Constans I, was Roman emperor from 337 to 350. He held the imperial rank of ''caesar'' from 333, and was the youngest son of Constantine the Great. After his father's death, he was made ''augustus'' alongside his brothers in September 337. Constans was given the administration of the praetorian prefectures of Italy, Illyricum, and Africa. He defeated the Sarmatians in a campaign shortly afterwards. Quarrels over the sharing of power led to a civil war with his eldest brother and co-emperor Constantine II, who invaded Italy in 340 and was killed in battle with Constans's forces near Aquileia. Constans gained from him the praetorian prefecture of Gaul. Thereafter there were tensions with his remaining brother and co-''augustus'' Constantius II (), including over the exiled bishop Athanasius of Alexandria. In the following years he campaigned against the Franks, and in 343 he visited Roman Britain, the last legitimate emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gratian
Gratian (; la, Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian accompanied his father on several campaigns along the Rhine and Danube frontiers and was raised to the rank of ''Augustus'' in 367. Upon the death of Valentinian in 375, Gratian took over government of the west while his half-brother Valentinian II was also acclaimed emperor in Pannonia. Gratian governed the western provinces of the empire, while his uncle Valens was already the emperor over the east. Gratian subsequently led a campaign across the Rhine, attacked the Lentienses, and forced the tribe to surrender. That same year, the eastern emperor Valens was killed fighting the Goths at the Battle of Adrianople, which led to Gratian elevating Theodosius to replace him in 379. Gratian favoured Nicene Christianity over traditional Roman religion, issuing the Edict of Thessalonica, refusing the office of '' pontifex maximus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavia Maxima Constantia
Flavia Maxima Constantia (361/362 – 383) was the first empress consort of Gratian of the Western Roman Empire. According to Ammianus Marcellinus, Constantia was a posthumous child of Constantius II by his third wife Faustina. Her paternal grandparents were Constantine the Great and Fausta. Early life Constantia's paternal uncles included Crispus, Constantine II and Constans. Her paternal aunts included Constantina, wife of first Hannibalianus and secondly Constantius Gallus, and Helena, wife of Julian the Apostate. On 5 October 361, Constantius II died of a fever at Mopsucrene, near Tarsus, Cilicia. He was heading west to face a revolt by Julian, his first cousin and brother-in-law. In a reported deathbed decision, Constantius officially acknowledged Julian as his heir. When Constantia was born sometime after, Julian was already firmly established on the throne. On 26 June 363, Julian was fatally wounded in the Battle of Samarra against the forces of Shapur II of the Sass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faustina (wife Of Constantius II)
Faustina ( 361 – after 366) was an Empress of the Roman Empire and third wife of Emperor Constantius II. The main source for her biography is the account of historian Ammianus Marcellinus. Her origins and other names are unknown. Marriage Constantius married her in Antioch in 361, after the death of his second wife, Eusebia in 360.Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 1 Ammianus simply reports that the marriage took place while Constantius was wintering in Antioch, taking a break from the ongoing Roman–Persian Wars. "At that same time Constantius took to wife Faustina, having long since lost Eusebia". She was pregnant when Constantius died on 3 November 361 and later gave birth to their posthumous daughter, Flavia Maxima Constantia, the only child of the emperor. Constantia later married Emperor Gratian.''"Constantius, therefore, having reached Antiochia by forced marches, intending (as was his custom) eagerly to encounter civil disturbances at their outset, and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
