Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina, when he destroyed a pagan temple for the purpose of construct
Fragment of the Colossus of Constantine
Early coin of Constantine commemorating the pagan cult of Sol Invictus
A cult statue of the deified Augustus, deconsecrated by a Christian cross carved into the emperor's forehead
Bust of Germanicus, disfigured and with a cross engraved on the forehead
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Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Chr
Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
…Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), when he destroyed a pagan temple for the purpose of constructing a Christian church…
Head of a bronze colossus of Constantine, Capitoline Museums
Mosaic in the Hagia Sophia, section: Maria as patroness of Constantinople, detail: donor portrait of Emperor Constantine I with a model of the city
Remains of the luxurious residence palace of Mediana, erected by Constantine I near his birth town of Naissus (now Niš, Serbia)
Head from a statue of the emperor Diocletian