What accomplishments did Constantine I accomplish while emperor?

Answer 1

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First of all he was a Roman Emperor. Second he was a profound supporter of the Christian Church and issued the Edict of Milan in 313 C.E./A.D. which made Christianity an accepted religion in the Roman Empire.

Answer 2

Well, in history we learned that Constantine I was an Emperor that allowed Christianity to be in Rome. He had told God that if He made Constantine I win the next war he was about to face, he would let Christianity in Rome and support them. Well he won that war and allowed Christianity in Rome.

Answer 3

Constantine retained the administrative policies of the emperor Diocletian, such as the doubling of the number of Roman provinces and their grouping into 12 dioceses, the doubling of the size of the imperial bureaucracy, the separation between civic and military power the making of professions hereditary, and the tying of tenant farmers to their landlords.

Constantine succeeded in solving the problem of hyperinflation which had been plaguing the empire. A new gold coin was issued. It is unclear whether this was done by Constantine or Diocletian. Constantine minted this coin in large quantities by confiscating the treasures of pagan temples and smelting pagan gold statues. The solidus became the means of exchange and remained stable, thus stabilising inflation. However, the poor who could not afford to get gold coins remained depended on copper coins which were vulnerable to inflation.

Constantine designated Byzantium as his imperial capital, redeveloped it and renamed it after himself: Constantinople, which means city of Constantine.

Constantine favoured the Christians when he became the sole emperor. He promoted Christians in the imperial bureaucracy, started the tradition of Roman emperors convening synods and ecumenical councils and built the first major Christian churches: the Old Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome (which was replaced by the current church during the Renaissance), the St John Lateran's Basilica (the city of Rome's first Cathedral and the original residence of the Popes), the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople and Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Answer 4

Outside of the power struggle and the possible family intrigue, there were two significant things about the reign of Constantine. One was the moving of the capital and the other the recognition of Christianity as a legitimate religion.

Answer 5

Constantine was emperor of Rome from 306 CE to 337 CE. Some of his accomplishments were:

• Constantine was undoubtedly a great military leader. He achieved some significant victories against the German tribes, although subsequently abandoning the territory gained. He gradually defeated his main imperial opponents until becoming undisputed ruler of the Roman Empire.
  
• Constantine's major military innovation was the division of his large army into two parts, the limitaneiwho guarded the frontiers, and the comitatenses who were stationed farther back and acted as a striking (field) force available at any point where the need arose. Unfortunately, from a longer-term viewpoint, his division of the army undermined its capability, as serious defeats after his death proved.
  
• Constantine introduced a gold coin, solidus, that continued to maintain its weight and purity throughout his reign and for seven centuries to come, playing a Iarge part in preventing the reversion of the west to a barter economy.
  

• He embarked on a massive building program, both of civil buildings and Christian churches. Many of these buildings did not long survive his death, since the program exceed the availability of skilled architects and builders needed to ensure proper construction.

Answer 6

the edict of milan helped spread christianity by allowing all religions in rome