When Constantine the Great died in 337 AD, he left behind the most powerful empire in the world. But instead of a smooth ...

Constantine is remembered as a visionary — the Christian emperor who united Rome and built a new capital in the East. But behind the triumphs and legends lies a far more complicated legacy. His ...

Emperor Constantine changed the Roman world like no other ruler of antiquity. This documentary follows the stages of his life and shows how he combined power and splendour with the spread of a new ...

A 1:1 facsimile of the statue of Constantine shows how modern technology can help recreate the past, and offers new ideas for scholarship. By Elisabetta Povoledo It may not be authentic, exactly, or ...

A viral social media trend last year suggested the Roman Empire is frequently in men's thoughts. Now, an Ancient Roman's digital footprint is in the headlines too. Authorities unveiled the ...

The eastern Roman empire was founded by Constantine the Great on May 11, A.D. 330. The empire fell on May 29, 1453, when the army of the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II breached the walls of Constantinople.

Visitors admire a massive replica of the statue Roman Emperor Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD that was built using 3D technology from scans of the nine giant original marble body ...

Every year on May 21, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother Saint Helena for their major contributions to Christianity ...

This is Venetian artist Palma Vecchio’s depiction of Emperor Constantine I and his mother, Saint Helen, who greatly influenced his religious beliefs. Vecchio lived from 1480-1528. (Courtesy Photo) The ...