Music Venues in Switzerland: Concert Halls in Switzerland, Indoor Arenas in Switzerland, Indoor Ice Hockey Venues in Switzerland

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Anastasia (wife of Constantine IV), Anastasius I (emperor), Ariadne (empress), Charito, Constantine the Great, Eudokia (wife of Justinian II), Eudokia Baiana, Eudokia Ingerina, Fabia Eudokia, Fausta (wife of Constans II), Ino Anastasia, Jovian (emperor), Leo VI the Wise, Marcian, Marina Severa, Nikephoros II Phokas, Nikephoros I of Constantinople, Patriarch Cyriacus II of Constantinople, Pulcheria, Theodora (11th century), Theodora (wife of Justinian I), Theodosius I, Theophano Martiniake, Valentinian I, Zeno (emperor), Zoe Porphyrogenita, Zoe Zaoutzaina. Excerpt: Constantine the Great (Latin: c. 27 February 272 22 May 337), 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 and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed tolerance of all religions throughout the empire. Constantine defeated the emperors Maxentius and Licinius during civil wars. He also fought successfully against the Franks, Alamanni, Visigoths, and Sarmatians during his reign even resettling parts of Dacia which had been abandoned during the previous century. Constantine built a new imperial residence at Byzantium, naming it New Rome. However, in Constantine's honor, people called it Constantinople, which would later be the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire for over one thousand years. Because of this, he is thought of as the founder of the Eastern Roman Empire. Constantine was a ruler of major historical importance, and he has always been a controversial figure. The fluctuations in Constantine's reputation reflect the nature of the ancient sources for his reign. These are abundant and detailed, but have been strongly influenced by the official propaganda of the period, and are often one-sided. There are no surviving histories or biographies dealing with Constantine's life and rule. The nearest replacement is Eusebius of Caesarea's Vita Constantini, a work that is a mixture of eulogy and hagiography. Written between 335 and circa 339, the Vita extols Constantine's moral and religious virtues. The Vita creates a contentiously positive image of Constantine, and modern historians have frequently challenged its reliability. The fullest secular life of Constantine is the anonymous Origo Constantini. A work of uncertain date, the Origo focuses on military and political events, to the neglect of cultural and religious matters. Lactantius' De Mortibus Persecutorum, a political Christian pamphlet on the reigns of D