at Naissus in Dacia Ripensis. His mother Helena is considered to be Constantius’, his father’s, concubine, or mistress. Constantine’s legitimacy is still debated to this day. His father Constantius, on the other hand, was a significant leader in the Roman world at the time and was an original member of Diocletian’s tetrarchy which divided the control of the Roman Empire into the hands of four different leaders, two in both the East and the West. This divided the Empire, a division that would eventually be united again by Constantine. From an early age, people saw promise in Constantine as a future leader of the Roman Empire. Add one more sentences about early …show more content…
His ambition and energy could not be halted. He was ruthless in his edicts and reforms which made him popular among the people of the Roman Empire. This advocate for Christianity changed history and was more than a political figure, he was a symbol of the future of the Roman Empire. The founding of Constantinople and creating political policies on the basis of Christianity were some of the most iconic of this time period and likely the greatest decisions of this historic leader’s life. MUST