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Emperor Constantine I (324-337) establishes Christianity as …
Years: 244 - 387
Emperor Constantine I (324-337) establishes Christianity as the official religion of the empire in 312; his Edict of Milan establishes freedom of worship in 313.
As ruler of both the eastern and western parts of the empire, he establishes his capital in 330 at Byzantium, renamed New Rome and soon known as Constantinople (present-day Istanbul).
Egypt is governed from Constantinople as part of the Eastern Roman (called by historians Byzantine) Empire.
As ruler of both the eastern and western parts of the empire, he establishes his capital in 330 at Byzantium, renamed New Rome and soon known as Constantinople (present-day Istanbul).
Egypt is governed from Constantinople as part of the Eastern Roman (called by historians Byzantine) Empire.
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- Egyptians
- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Egypt (Roman province)
- Christians, Early
- Roman Empire (Rome): Nerva-Antonine dynasty
- Roman Empire (Rome): Severan dynasty
- Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic
- Christianity, Nicene
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Years: 244 - 387
Locations
People
Groups
- Egyptians
- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Egypt (Roman province)
- Christians, Early
- Roman Empire (Rome): Nerva-Antonine dynasty
- Roman Empire (Rome): Severan dynasty
- Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic
- Christianity, Nicene
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