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Constantine the Great: The Emperor Who Changed Christianity Forever — Fexingo History

Constantine the Great: The Emperor Who Changed Christianity Forever — Fexingo History

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 Constantine the Great reshaped the Roman Empire and the course of Western civilization. This show follows his rise from the chaotic tetrarchy of Diocletian to his sole rule after the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 CE, where he famously saw the Chi-Rho symbol. Lucas and Luna explore how Constantine legalized Christianity with the Edict of Milan, convened the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to settle the Arian controversy, and built a new capital at Constantinople on the Bosporus. They examine his military campaigns against Licinius, Maxentius, and the Sarmatians, his reforms of the Roman currency and bureaucracy, and his complex relationship with the pagan aristocracy. The show also delves into the Donatist schism, the construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and Constantine's deathbed baptism in 337. Why does a ruler who never fully abandoned pagan sun worship end up a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church? This series unpacks the contradictions of an emperor who fused imperial power with Christian faith, setting the stage for medieval Christendom.

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  • Constantine's Coinage: Propaganda in Bronze and Silver — Fexingo History

    Constantine's Coinage: Propaganda in Bronze and Silver — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    Episode 7 of Constantine the Great turns to a silent but powerful witness to his reign: coinage. From the chaotic Tetrarchy to the unified empire under one emperor, Constantine used coins not just as currency but as a mass medium for propaganda. We examine the shift from the Tetrarchic iconography of shared rule to Constantine's solo portraits, the introduction of Christian symbols like the Chi-Rho on coins after 312 CE, and the controversial depiction of Sol Invictus alongside Christian imagery. The episode also covers the gold solidus, which stabilized the Roman economy for centuries, and the famous 'VRBS ROMA' and 'CONSTANTINOPOLIS' issues that advertised his new capital. Coins from Lugdunum, Ticinum, and Nicomedia reveal mint-by-mint variations in religious messaging. We explore how Constantine balanced pagan and Christian imagery for different audiences, and how numismatic evidence challenges the idea of a sudden, wholesale conversion. Featuring insights from numismatists like Andreas Alföldi and Patrick Bruun, this episode shows how small, everyday objects shaped the emperor's legacy.

    #ConstantineTheGreat #RomanCoinage #Numismatics #SolInvictus #ChiRho #Solidus #LateRomanEmpire #Tetrarchy #Propaganda #ChristianSymbols #AncientCurrency #MintMarks #Lugdunum #Ticinum #Nicomedia #VRBSROMA #Constantinopolis #History #RomanEmpire #LateAntiquity

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    5 min
  • Constantine's Pagan Afterlife: The Emperor Nobody Remembers — Fexingo History

    Constantine's Pagan Afterlife: The Emperor Nobody Remembers — Fexingo History
    Apr 26 2026
    We all know Constantine as the first Christian emperor, but what happened to his legacy in the centuries that followed? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Constantine was remembered—and forgotten—in the Christian East and the pagan West. They look at the curious case of the 'Donation of Constantine,' a forged document that granted the papacy vast temporal power, and the Byzantine tradition that turned Constantine into a saint. They also discuss the forgotten pagan resistance to his reign, including the emperor Julian's attempt to undo Constantine's Christianization. Along the way, they touch on Eusebius of Caesarea's biography, the later legend of Constantine's leprosy, and the strange medieval cult that venerated him alongside his mother Helena. This is a story about how history rewrites its heroes—and how even the most famous emperors can be reinvented after death.

    #Constantine #LateAntiquity #Forgery #DonationOfConstantine #Paganism #JulianTheApostate #Eusebius #Byzantine #Medieval #History #FexingoHistory #RomanEmpire #Christianity #Helena #LeprosyLegend #Silvester #Propaganda #Legacy #ConstantineTheGreat #ChiRho

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    4 min
  • Constantine's Mausoleum: The Church of the Holy Apostles — Fexingo History

    Constantine's Mausoleum: The Church of the Holy Apostles — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore one of Constantine the Great's most ambitious and mysterious building projects: the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. Completed around 337 AD, it was designed as both a grand church and Constantine's own mausoleum, with his sarcophagus at the center, surrounded by cenotaphs of the twelve apostles. Lucas explains how Constantine saw himself as the 'Thirteenth Apostle' — a title later controversial among orthodox Christians. They discuss the architectural innovations, including a central dome and cruciform plan that influenced later Byzantine churches, and the relic of the True Cross kept there by his mother Helena. The conversation also covers the fate of the church after Constantine: the shifting of his relics under Constantius II, the emperor Julian's brief pagan revival, and the eventual destruction of the church in 1461 after the Ottoman conquest. Luna probes the political and theological motivations behind Constantine's self-identification with the apostles, and what this reveals about his Christian vision. The episode ends with reflections on how Constantine's burial site became a pilgrimage destination and a symbol of his unique blend of imperial power and Christian devotion.

    #ConstantineTheGreat #ChurchOfTheHolyApostles #Constantinople #Apostle #Mausoleum #ByzantineArchitecture #Cruciform #Helena #TrueCross #JulianTheApostate #ConstantiusII #FourthCentury #RomanEmpire #ChristianHistory #Relics #Sarcophagus #ThirteenthApostle #FexingoHistory #LateAntiquity #ChiRho

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    5 min
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