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Colossal head of Constantine the Great, c. 312-315 CE, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Colossal head of Constantine the Great, c. 312-315 CE, Capitoline Museums, RomePublic domain · source

The emperor who converted

The Roman Empire spent centuries persecuting Christians. Then a Roman emperor converted, and everything changed.

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  1. The Roman Empire spent centuries persecuting Christians.
  2. FIRST CAME ONE OF THE WORST PERSECUTIONS
  3. THEN CONSTANTINE FOUGHT FOR THE EMPIRE
  4. CONSTANTINE SAID HE RECEIVED A DIVINE SIGN
  5. AND THEN HE WON
  6. CHRISTIANITY BECAME LEGAL
  7. THE PERSECUTED RELIGION MOVED TOWARD POWER
  8. WHY THIS IS THE HINGE EVERYONE ARGUES ABOUT

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