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In the next year Constantine put forth the [[Edit of Milan]] guaranteeing religious freedom to Christians after almost 300 years of persecution.  Constantine was engaged in a smoldering conflict with Lucinius, still Augustus of the east starting in 314.  Tensions became worse when Lucinius again started persecuting Christians in 320 and led to all out civil war in 324, which ended with Lucinius' surrender and execution.  Constantine was then sole ruler of the Roman empire, and remained so until his death.  [[Constantinople]] was named after him, a city he spent many years in building to be the new Capital in the East.

In the next year Constantine put forth the [[Edit of Milan]] guaranteeing religious freedom to Christians after almost 300 years of persecution.  Constantine was engaged in a smoldering conflict with Lucinius, still Augustus of the east starting in 314.  Tensions became worse when Lucinius again started persecuting Christians in 320 and led to all out civil war in 324, which ended with Lucinius' surrender and execution.  Constantine was then sole ruler of the Roman empire, and remained so until his death.  [[Constantinople]] was named after him, a city he spent many years in building to be the new Capital in the East.

    

    

After years of never being able to all meet together openly, Constantine encouraged Christian leaders from all over the Empire to come together and draw up common understandings of their beliefs.  With his victory over Lucinius and in control of the whole empire, Constantine brought together the [[First Council of Nicaea]] in 325 A.D.

After years of never being able to all meet together openly, Constantine encouraged Christian leaders from all over the Empire to come together and draw up common understandings of their beliefs.  With his victory over Lucinius and in control of the whole empire, Constantine brought together the first [[Council of Nicaea]] in 325 A.D.