Con·stan·tine I 1 (k n st n-t n , -t n) Known as "Constantine the Great." Originally Flavius Valerius Constantinus. a.d. 285?-337. Emperor of Rome (306-337) who adopted the Christian faith and suspended the persecution of Christians. He rebuilt Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the new Rome (330). |
| Con·stan·tine I 2 (knstn-tn, -tn) 1868-1923. King of Greece (1913-1917) who opposed the Allies in World War I and was forced to abdicate. He returned to the throne in 1920 but abdicated again (1922) after a military rebellion. |
Constantine I [ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn -ˌtiːn]
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1. (Biographies / Constantine I (?280-337) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) known as Constantine the Great. Latin name Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus. ?280-337 ad, first Christian Roman emperor (306-337): moved his capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (330)
2. (Biographies / Constantine I (1868-1923) M, Greek, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1868-1923, king of Greece (1913-17; 1920-22): deposed (1917), recalled by a plebiscite (1920), but forced to abdicate again (1922) after defeat by the Turks
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| Noun | 1. |  Constantine I - Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) |
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