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Also known as Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus, Flavius Claudius Constantinus, Constantinus II, Fl. Claudius Constantinus, Emperor Constantine II, Constantine II of Rome, Constantine the Younger, Constantinus the Younger

Roman emperor (316-340)

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Constantine II, born Flavius Claudius Constantinus in Arles in 316, was a male politician and Roman emperor belonging to the Constantinian dynasty. He held the noble title of Caesar and was a member of the Flavia gens. His father was Constantine the Great, and his mother was Flavia Maxima Fausta. He had siblings named Helena, Constantina, Constans, and Constantius II. Constantine II was a Christian who spoke Latin.

He held citizenship in Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire during the Low Roman Empire and Byzantine Egypt time periods. He died on April 1, 0340, in Aquileia. The manner of his death was homicide. He is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born
1940
Died
2023
Works
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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Byzantine Empire
Place of birth
Arles
Place of death
Aquileia
Sibling
Crispus
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Latin
Religion
Christianity
Noble title
Caesar
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Campidoglio, Roma - Costantino II cesare dettaglio.jpg
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Constantinus II
date of birth
0316-02-00
date of death
0340-04-01
time period
Byzantine Egypt
name in native language
Flavius Claudius Constantinus
regnal ordinal
II
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Constantine II (Latin: Flavius Claudius Constantinus; 316–340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. He was the second son of Emperor Constantine I and the eldest son of his second wife, Flavia Maxima Fausta. He was proclaimed caesar by his father shortly after his birth. He was associated with military victories over the Sarmatians, Alamanni and Goths during his career, for which he was granted a number of victory titles. He held the consulship four times – in 320, 321, 324, and 329.

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