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Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 CE, convened the First Council of Nicaea, retained the title Pontifex Maximus, and continued minting coins with pagan imagery, embodying the syncretic transition between Roman paganism and Christianity.
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Born
c. 272 CE · Naissus, Moesia (modern-day Niš, Serbia)
Died
May 22, 337 CE
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Roman
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Diocletian and Constantine were both Roman emperors who served during overlapping periods of the Tetrarchy system, with Constantine eventually succeeding to power after Diocletian's abdication in 305 CE.
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