Constantinian dynasty

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Constantine I with his two eldest sons by Fausta, Constantine II and Constantius II Costantino magno, emissione argentea per costantino cesare, 317-337.JPG
Constantine I with his two eldest sons by Fausta, Constantine II and Constantius II
Silver coin of Constans, showing Constans, Constantine II and Constantius II Costante, costantino II e costanzo II, emissione argentea a nome di costante, 337-340.JPG
Silver coin of Constans, showing Constans, Constantine II and Constantius II

The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324. The dynasty is also called Neo-Flavian because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius, similarly to the rulers of the first Flavian dynasty in the 1st century.

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Stemmata

In italics the augusti and the augustae.

Family tree

Family of Constantinian dynasty

Emperors are shown with a rounded-corner border with their dates as Augusti, names with a thicker border appear in both sections

1: Constantine's parents and half-siblings

Helena Flavia Maximiana Theodora
  • Constantine I
  • 306–337
Flavius Dalmatius Hannibalianus Flavia Julia Constantia
Anastasia Bassianus
Galla Julius Constantius Basilina Licinius II Eutropia Virius Nepotianus
Hannibalianus Constantina Constantius Gallus
Helena Nepotianus


2: Constantine's children

Minervina
  • Constantine I
  • 306–337
Fausta
Crispus
Hannibalianus Constantina Constantius Gallus
Faustina
Helena
Flavia Maxima Constantia

Relationship to other tetrarchs

Other rulers of the tetrarchy were related to the Constantinian dynasty:

Notes

  1. Julian, Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum 270 D, Roman-emperors.org

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