CONSTANTINE I


Meaning of CONSTANTINE I in English

Con ‧ stan ‧ tine the Great /ˌkɒnstəntaɪn ðə ˈɡreɪt $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE ( also Constantine I /-ðə ˈfɜːst $ -ˈfɜːrst/)

(?274–337 AD) the first Christian ruler of the ↑ Roman Empire . In 330 AD he made ↑ Byzantium the capital city of the empire instead of Rome and changed the name of the new capital to Constantinople. ⇨ ↑ Byzantine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.