Answer: The split of the church and Rome divides to east and west
What two important events occured during Constantine's rule?
The uneasy truce between East and West comes to an end with Constantine's army routing Licinius's forces at Adrianople (modern Edirne Turkey). Constantine wins another victory at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar Turkey) in September and Licinius surrenders. With the exile of Licinius Constantine becomes the sole emperor of East and West.
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It was during his time with the Roman army that Constantine witnessed the horrors of Christian persecution. He also saw the persecution of Diocletian during his time with the army. Both of these events would serve to have a major impact on the man. This impact would later be fully realized during his rule of the Roman empire.
Constantine's decision to cease the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire was a turning point for early Christianity sometimes referred to as the Triumph of the Church the Peace of the Church or the Constantinian Shift. In 313 Constantine and Licinius issued the Edict of Milan decriminalizing Christian worship.
In 323 Constantine triumphed over Licinius and became the sole ruler of the Roman world. The victory enabled Constantine to move the seat of government permanently to the East to the ancient ...
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