Constantine
['kɔnstəntain]
Definition
(noun.) a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I.
(noun.) Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337).
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Examples
- I think St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, found this wonderful memento when she was here in the third century. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Gibbon, because of his anti-Christian animus, is hostile to Constantine; but he admits that he was temperate and chaste. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If she was executed, the fact remains that her three sons, together with two nephews, became the appointed heirs of Constantine. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I trust so; but I do not like your travelling alone with this Count Constantine. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- This fact the genius of Constantine grasped. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was the manifest intention of Constantine the Great that Constantinople should be the centre of an undivided empire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The problem he faced was indeed very parallel to the problem of Constantine the Great. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I am Father Constantine of the French Mission here, he said, and I am glad to welcome you. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- True also that Constantine the Great knew no Greek and that Justinian's accent was bad. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Emperor Constantine writes to one of his officials: We need as many e ngineers as possible. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Better known, at least in England, as Constantine Caliphronas, replied the Count coolly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- More living men cherish his memory to-day than have ever heard the names of Constantine or Charlemagne. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Still the same lofty domes and minarets towered above the verdurous walls, where Constantine had died, and the Turk had entered the city. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We have already noted the existence of the city of Byzantium, which Constantine chose to develop into his new capital. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The rector adjusted his _pince-nez_, and, smoothing open the letter, read the name aloud:— Count Constantine Caliphronas. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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