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I. Con·stan·tine I¹ (kŏnʹstən-tēn', -tīn'), Known as “Constantine the Great.” Originally Flavius Valerius Constantinus. A.D. 285?-337.

Emperor of Rome (306-337) who adopted the Christian faith and suspended the persecution of Christians. He rebuilt Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the new Rome (330).

  II. Con·stan·tine I² (kŏnʹstən-tēn, -tīn'), 1868-1923.

King of Greece (1913-1917) who opposed the Allies in World War I and was forced to abdicate. He returned to the throne in 1920 but abdicated again (1922) after a military rebellion.

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