Emperor Constantine I - 12x12" Canvas deals Wall Art from an Ancient Gold Coin

Portrait of Constantine I - the first Christian Roman Emperor! (From a Gold Solidus Roman Coin)

Constantine I (Latin: Flavius Valerius Constantinus) also known as Constantine the Great, was the Emperor of Rome Roman from 306 to 337 AD.

Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Although he lived much of his life as a pagan, he began to favor Christianity beginning in 312, finally becoming a Christian and being baptized. He proclaimed the Edict of Milan in 313, which declared tolerance for Christianity in the Roman Empire. Constantine later convoked the First Council of Nicaea in 325, which produced the statement of Christian belief known as the Nicene Creed. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built on his orders at the purported site of Jesus' tomb in Jerusalem and became the holiest deals place in Christendom. He is considered a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

As emperor, Constantine enacted administrative, financial, social and military reforms to strengthen the empire. He restructured the government, separating civil and military authorities. To combat inflation he introduced the solidus, a new gold coin that became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years. Constantine pursued successful campaigns against the tribes on the Roman frontiers—the Franks, the Alamanni, the Goths and the Sarmatians—even resettling territories abandoned by his predecessors during the Crisis of the Third Century.

The age of Constantine marked a distinct epoch in the history of the Roman Empire. He built a new imperial residence at Byzantium and renamed the city Constantinople after himself. It subsequently became the capital of the Empire for more than a thousand years.

This canvas print is wrapped on a 1.5" deep canvas frame, ready for wall hanging and wide enough for standing display.