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1
Q

What was he the first to do?

A

He was the first Emperor to convert to Christianity

2
Q

What were people now able to do because of Constantine?

A

They were free to mingle between religions

3
Q

What had Constantine witnessed?

A

Diocletian’s persecutions

4
Q

What did Constantine formally end?

A

Persecution

5
Q

What did he return to Christians?

A

He returned their land and wealth back to them

6
Q

What year was Constantine declared Emperor?

A

306

7
Q

Who did Constantine lead his army to defeat?

A

Maxentius

8
Q

Did he win?

A

Yes

9
Q

What symbol did they march under?

A

A Christian symbol for Chi Rho

10
Q

What does Chi Rho mean?

A

Christ

11
Q

Who did Constantine sign the Edict of Milan with?

A

Licinius

12
Q

Who did Constantine win battles against?

A

Further rival emperors that were still persecuting the church in the east

13
Q

Who was Constantine favouring?

A

Christians

14
Q

What did Licinius’s defeat lead to?

A

It led to any immediate threat to Christians being formally dismissed