This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Christianity from a persecuted sect to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. It examines key events such as the Edict of Milan in 313 AD, which legalized Christianity, and the Edict of ...

Vecchio lived from 1480-1528. (Courtesy Photo) The Emperor Constantine I earned his place in history in 313 A.D. when he legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire with the Edict of Milan and gave ...

Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

Constantine won the battle and with it the imperial crown, soon thereafter making Christianity the de facto official religion of the Roman Empire. Not that he was particularly Christian himself ...

It was just before a decisive battle for control of Rome and the empire that Constantine saw a blazing light cross the sky and attributed his subsequent victory to divine help from a Christian God.