SHOULD POLITICS AND THE CHURCH BE SEPARATED?
You either love or hate him. Constantine is his name, and he spent an amount of time as Caesar of the Roman Empire. The years 306 to 337 to be precise.
His initial part of the Empire included Spain, Gaul and Great Britain. He inherited the largest armies in the Empire, and spent a number of years in military campaigns before reuniting the Empire. From 324 to his death, he was undisputed ruler over the whole Empire.
He may best be remembered for the city that bore his name for hundreds of years, Constantinople, now Istanbul. He moved the center of the Roman Empire from Rome to the Bosphorus, and initiated a culture, Byzantium, that lasted a thousand years. One of its economic highlights during this millennium was stable money, introduced by Constantine’s predecessor, Diocletian. Yes, that Diocletian, the one who severely persecuted the Christians in an attempt to bring unity — via politics — to the Empire. Stable money, money that maintains its value over time, provides longevity to a culture.
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