15 February, 2011

Who (3rd century)

* Lucius Lactantius (c.240-c.320) (Roman):
- Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius was an early Christian author who became an advisor to the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine I (272-337), guiding his religious policy as it developed, and tutor to his son. Lactantius là nhà hùng biện Kitô giáo đáng kính nể, một “Cicero của Kitô giáo”.
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* Constantine the Great (c.272-337) (reign 306-337):
- Constantine the Great, also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine also transformed the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium into a new imperial residence, Constantinople, which would be the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over 1,000 years. He is hence often considered the 1st in the line of Byzantine emperors.

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