The
Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the loosely related ruling families of the
Roman Empire from the rise of
Diocletian in
284 to the death of
Julian in
363. It is named after its most famous member,
Constantine I.
Stemmata
In
italics the
Augusti and the
Augustae.
Descendants of Constantius Chlorus
The Tetrarchs
- Diocletian
- From marriage between Diocletian and Prisca
- * Galeria Valeria, second wife of Galerius
- Maximian
- From marriage between Maximian and Eutropia
- * Theodora, wife of Constantius Chlorus (possibly daughter of Eutropia from a previous marriage)
- * Fausta, wife of Constantine I
- * Maxentius
- *# From marriage between Maxentius and Valeria Maximilla
- *#* Valerius Romulus
- *#* son
- Galerius
- From marriage between Galerius and unknown first wife
- * Valeria Maximilla, wife of Maxentius
- From marriage between Galerius and Valeria Galeria
- * Candidianus
- Diocletian: father-in-law and adoptive father of Galerius
- Maximian: father of Maxentius, adoptive father and stepfather-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, stepgrandfather-in-law of Licinius
- Galerius: son-in-law and adopted son of Diocletian, uncle of Maximinus Daia, father-in-law of Maxentius
- Constantius Chlorus: father (and stepbrother-in-law) of Constantine, father-in-law of Licinius, adopted son and stepson-in-law of Maximian, adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Maxentius
- Maximinus Daia: nephew of Galerius
- Constantine: son (and stepbrother-in-law) of Constantius Chlorus, son-in-law of Maximian, brother-in-law of Maxentius, half-brother-in-law of Licinius
- Maxentius: son of Maximian, son-in-law of Galerius, adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, brother-in-law of Constantine
- Licinius: son-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, half-brother-in-law of Constantine, half-nephew of Maxentius, stepgrandson-in-law of Maximian
References
Notes
1.
^ Julian,
Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum 270 D,
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The Roman Empire is the name given to both the imperial domain developed by the city-state of Rome and also the corresponding phase of that civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government. This article however is about the latter.
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Diocletian
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Diocletian
Reign November 20 284 - 286 (alone);
286 - May 1 305 (as Augustus of the East, with Maximian as Augustus of the West)
Full name Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus
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3rd century - 4th century
250s 260s 270s - 280s - 290s 300s 310s
281 282 283 - 284 - 285 286 287
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Flavius Claudius Iulianus
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Flavius Claudius Iulianus, also known as Julian the Apostate, was the last pagan Roman Emperor.
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4th century · 5th century
330s 340s 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s
360 361 362 363 364 365 366
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Constantine I
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Head of Constantine's colossal statue at the Capitoline Museums
Reign 306 - 312 (hailed as Augustus in the West, officially made Caesar by Galerius with Severus as Augustus, by agreement with Maximian, refused
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Augustus (plural augusti), Latin for "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", was an Ancient Roman title, which was first held by Caesar Augustus and subsequently came to be considered one of the titles of what we now call the Roman Emperors.
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Augusta was the feminine form of the title Augustus. It was usually given to the wives or relatives of the Roman Emperors. In the third century, Augustae could also receive the titles of Mater castrorum and Mater patriae.
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Constantius Chlorus
Caesar then Augustus of the west
Reign 293 - 305 (as Caesar with Maximian);
305 - 306 (as Augustus in the west, with Galerius as Augustus in the east)
Full name Marcus Flavius Valerius Constantius
Born
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Flavia Iulia Helena, also known as Saint Helena, Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 250 – ca. 330) was consort of (though may have been married to) Constantius Chlorus, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I.
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Constantine I
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Head of Constantine's colossal statue at the Capitoline Museums
Reign 306 - 312 (hailed as Augustus in the West, officially made Caesar by Galerius with Severus as Augustus, by agreement with Maximian, refused
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Minervina was the wife or mistress of Constantine. She had one son, Crispus. When Constantine wanted to strengthen his bonds with the Tetrarchs, he set apart Minervina and married Fausta, daughter of Maximian.
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Flavius Julius Crispus, also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus was a Caesar of the Roman Empire. He was the first-born son of Constantine I and Minervina.
Life account
Birth
Crispus' year and place of birth are uncertain.
..... Click the link for more information. Fausta Flavia Maxima, Roman Empress, (289-326A.D.) She was the daughter of the Roman Emperor Maximianus. To seal the alliance between them for control of the Tetrarchy, Maximianus married her to Constantine I in 307. Constantine and Fausta had been betrothed since 293.
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Constantina (also named Constantia and Constantiana; b. after 307/before 317 - d. 354) was the eldest daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine I and his second wife Fausta, daughter of Emperor Maximian.
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Flavius Hannibalianus (also Hanniballianus; d. September 337) was a member of the Constantinian dynasty, which ruled over the Roman Empire in the 4th century.
Hannibalianus was the son of Flavius Dalmatius, and thus nephew of Constantine I.
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Constantius Gallus
Caesar of the Roman Empire
Gallus coin celebrating Rome and Constantinople.
Reign 15 March 351 - 354 (Caesar of the east under Constantius II)
Full name Flavius Claudius Constantius Gallus
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Constantine II
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Constantine II as Caesar
Reign 1 March 317 - 337 (as Caesar in the west under his father);
337 - 340 (joint emperor with Constantius II and Constans, over Gaul, Hispania, and Britannia, in 340 in failed
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Constantius II
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Constantius II coin, celebrating
his 15th year of reign.
Reign 1) Caesar under his father
2) full co-emperor 337 - November 3 361 with Constans and Constantine II (and in competition with others)
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Flavius Julius Constantius (d. September, 337) was a son of Western Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and his second wife Flavia Maximiana Theodora. He was a younger half-brother of Roman Emperor Constantine I.
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Gratian
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
A coin of Gratian. The legend shows Gratian's titles, D N GRATIANVS P F AVG , Dominus Noster Gratianus Pius Felix Augustus, "Our Lord Gratian, Pious and Serene Augustus
Reign
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Constans
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Bronze coin bearing the
profile of Constans
Reign 337 - 350, joint with Constantius II and Constantine II, then only with Constantius II
Full name Flavius Julius Constans
Born 320
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Flavius Claudius Iulianus
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Flavius Claudius Iulianus, also known as Julian the Apostate, was the last pagan Roman Emperor.
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Flavia Maximiana Theodora (known as Theodora) was the step-daughter of Maximian. Her parents were Afanius Hannibalianus and Eutropia, later wife of Maximian. Theodora's father was consul in 292, and praetorian prefect under Diocletian.
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Flavius Dalmatius (died 337), also known as Dalmatius the Censor, was a censor (333), and a member of the Constantinian dynasty, which ruled over the Roman Empire at the beginning of the 4th century.
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Flavius Dalmatius (d. 337), also known as Dalmatius Caesar, was a Caesar (335-337) of the Roman Empire, and member of the Constantinian dynasty.
Dalmatius was son of another Flavius Dalmatius, censor, and nephew of Constantine I.
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Flavius Hannibalianus (also Hanniballianus; d. September 337) was a member of the Constantinian dynasty, which ruled over the Roman Empire in the 4th century.
Hannibalianus was the son of Flavius Dalmatius, and thus nephew of Constantine I.
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Constantina (also named Constantia and Constantiana; b. after 307/before 317 - d. 354) was the eldest daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine I and his second wife Fausta, daughter of Emperor Maximian.
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Flavius Julius Constantius (d. September, 337) was a son of Western Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and his second wife Flavia Maximiana Theodora. He was a younger half-brother of Roman Emperor Constantine I.
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Constantius II
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Constantius II coin, celebrating
his 15th year of reign.
Reign 1) Caesar under his father
2) full co-emperor 337 - November 3 361 with Constans and Constantine II (and in competition with others)
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