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Constantius II

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Constantius II 317-61, Roman emperor, son of Constantine I. When the empire was divided (337) at the death of Constantine, Constantius II was given rule over Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt, while his brothers, Constans I and Constantine II, received other portions. He gained prestige by fighting successfully against the Persians. When in 350 the murder of Constans I threw the West into disorder, Constantius II defeated the usurping Magnentius, a German who had been a commander under Constans I, and became sole emperor. He delegated much power to his cousin Julian ( Julian the Apostate ) in Gaul.... Read more

Constantine II
...Constantine I. When the empire was divided at the death (337) of Constantine I, among the brothers Constantius II, Constans I, and Constantine II, Constantine II received Britain, Gaul, and Spain. Maintaining that he had been cheated, he demanded some of... Read more

Julian the Apostate
...Constantine I; successor of Constantius II. He was given an education...popular with his soldiers. When Constantius, fearing Julian, ordered...He accepted the title, but Constantius refused to yield the western...battle to decide the claim, Constantius died, naming Julian as his... Read more

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	[ TODAY* Credit Julian, the Byzantine emperor from 3... ] ; ...darts was first called "Dart and Target" according to the 1904 writ of games lawfully allowed in establishments. * Constantius II, leader of the Byzantine Empire from 337-361 AD, was famous for his exceptionally elegant manners. An observer at... Read more
	Lull in Fighting Lets Turkish City Tackle Its Walls ; ...as the Hurrians, archaeologists agree. They were expanded to their present size in 346 A.D. under the Roman Emperor Constantius II, according to Halil Degertekin, a professor at Diyarbakir's Dicle University, who is leading the restoration. The... Read more
	(book reviews) ; ...overtones and lacked biblical warrant), together with Emperor Constantius's support for non-Nicene Christianity, account for its comparative...370s. Under pressure from the pro-Homoian court of Valentinian II and his mother Justina, Ambrose articulated his first attack... Read more
	H.S. Smith, Sue Davies & K.J. Frazer with Roger Bland. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara. The Main Temple Complex: The Archaeological Report.(Book review) ; ...report, include cornices and scenes inscribed for king Nectanebo II, who was deified in falcon form in this area. A later Christian...a hoard of 11 gold coins, depicting the late Roman emperors Constantius, Julian and Valentinian, among others. Section 11, by Roger... Read more
	Religion in Roman Egypt: Assimiliation and Resistance ; ...all Egyptian households, could be rearticulated into something quite different when need arose-so effectively that Constantius II demanded the closure of the Memnonion, and Apa Moses tried to exorcize it of its "demon." In the space of this brief... Read more
	With Prejudice ; ...became available to them, Christians put it to good use. In 342, the second-generation Christian emperors Constans and Constantius II proclaimed, "We order the statutes to arise, and the laws to be armed with an avenging sword, that those guilty of... Read more
	Eunomius of Cyzicus and the Nicene Revolution ; ...stage there is a large supporting cast of ecclesiastical and imperial dignitaries many of whom, for instance, Aetius, Constantius II, and Valens, receive ample program notes. One of the chief merits of the work is that it gets behind the overly-neat... Read more
	[ * The term "B. O." for "body odor" was coined in 1919 as an advertising gimmick for Odo-Ro-No deodorant.... ] ; ...and Natalie Wood in "West Side Story." Her only onscreen time was as one of the nuns in "The Sound of Music." * Constantius II, leader of the Byzantine Empire from 337-361 A.D., was famous for his exceptionally elegant manners. An observer at... Read more
	Pagan City and Christian Capital: Rome in the Fourth Century. ; ...that the close connection of Roman emperors with the city of Rome continued to be important in the fourth century; Constantius II's visit in 357 may have been exceptional, but even after this it is possible to talk of a special status for Rome... Read more

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