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St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Roman Emperor Galerius issues the Edict of Toleration, ending the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

    Early Christians were heavily persecuted throughout the Roman Empire until the 3rd century.

  2. Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross

    Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, or known mononymously as Constantine, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to...

  3. Start of Imperial Indiction

    Start of Imperial Indiction

  4. Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction

    Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction

  5. Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule

    The history of the Jews in the Roman Empire traces the interaction of Jews and Romans during the period of the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD).

Events After

  1. BC Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great

    The Battle of the Echinades was one of the naval battles of the Lamian War (323–322 BC), fought between the Macedonian navy under Cleitus the White and the Athenian navy.

  2. Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium

    Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted...

  3. Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.

    Martinian (Latin: Martinianus; died 325) was Roman emperor from July to September 324.

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