Constatine

This figure first Roman emperor who embraced Christianity. Through convert it and the many ways that development took, he held prominent role in this change from the religion of Christianity that are pursued and punished to the dominant religion in Europe.
Constantine was born circa 280 in the city of Naissus (now called Nis) in the country that is now Yugoslavia. His father was a high officer, and Constantine spent his youth in Nicomedia, where the Emperor Diocletian in court.
Diocletian ascended the throne in 305 and Constantine's father - Constantius - become the ruler in the western half of the Roman Empire. When Constantius died in the following year, Constantine proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. However, the other generals at odds on this investiture and the civil war was not inevitable. This war will end in 312 when Constantine defeated by opponents who still survive - Maxentius - in a battle at the bridge near the city of Rome Milvian.
Certainly not when Constantine into Christianity. The stories commonly heard to say, in moments before the battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine saw a cross burning in the sky and says "With this sign you will be able to conquer." No matter when he entered the Christians, Constantine did much for the progress of Christianity. One step is to make pemulanya Act Milan. With this law the religion of Christianity is legal and tolerated religion. The law also allows the return of church property that was confiscated during the chase and ransacked in the past. Also declared Sunday as a day of worship.
Milan Law is not based solely by the attitude of religious tolerance. Instead, the government of Constantine can be considered as a sign of the beginning of persecution of the Jews who continued to take place in Christian Europe in the coming centuries.
Constantine was never made the Christian religion as the official state religion. However, through regulation and political steps he clearly driving the development of this religion. In his reign it was obvious, anyone who entered the open door of Christianity means to him in terms of ease up a career ladder in administration. And decisions issued by Constantine also provides immunity and privileges of the church. Similarly, he built churches in the world famous - such as the birth of Jesus Church in Bethlehem and the Tomb of Jesus Church in Darussalam. All these churches began to be built at the time of Constantine's reign.
The role of the Roman Emperor Constantine as a Christian religion by itself make him the right set forth in this book is a chronological list. However, some actions contain the effects of long-term. For example, he rebuilt and expanded city of Byzantium, and replaced with the name of Constantinople (now Istanbul) is one of the largest cities in the world and still be the capital of Eastern Roman Empire until the year 1453 and several centuries later became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Constantine also played an important role in the internal history of the church. Involved in the dispute between the followers of Arius and Athonius (two Christian theologians who proposed a different doctrine), Constantine called the Council meeting Nicola (in the year 325), the first church council trial. Constantine the Council to actively take part, can resolve disputes with accepted Nicene doctrine, which later became the orthodox doctrine of the church.
Another important thing is its role in relation to the preparation of civil regulations. Constantine made legislation governing companies hereditary (such as Joqal, bakers). Issuance of the decree which it also set the "coloni" (peasant class) garapannya forbidden to leave the ground.In the modern sense of this decree means changing "coloni" (peasant farmers) to be a slave, who tied with the land. This decree and other rules are the basis of the entire peletak social structure of medieval Europe.
Constatine not baptized until he lay in bed dying, though obviously she's been in Christianity long before that. However, it also coincided with the true that the soul kenasraniannya faded completely. Although the size of the time, he was so violent and cruel. This attitude is not directed at his opponents alone. The causes are not clear, he punishes his wife and son in 326.
Can be questioned, acceptance Constantine to Christianity before does not change the course of history, but merely endorse the things that it could not be inevitable. In addition, although Biocletian Emperor (reigned from 284-305) has done a great gencetan of Christianity, a religion that effort did not succeed because at that time Christianity was much stronger than the power that will hit him even after all the cruel acts. Tarolah people regard the failure of an experiment gone Biocletian crush Christianity and religion can achieve victory even without interfering Constantine altogether. Assumptions and speculations like that are interesting, but not convincing and uncertain. It was hard to imagine what would happen without Constantine. It is clear, with encouragement, Christianity spread from the size and number of the following areas of influence. From a small group that does not mean only within a century became an established religion and has great influence in the world.
Of light was, Constantine is the pivot figures in European history. Place in the order of the list is higher than the figures of Alexander the Great, Napoleon and Hitler because of his influence that has long range.