The Sons of Constantine: Emperors of Rome

Constantine saw his sons as continuers of his legacy, but things turned out somewhat differently

John Welford
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6 min readNov 14, 2022

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Coin of Constantine II. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic licence

Constantine had four sons, three of whom he saw as the foundation of a dynasty that would continue his project of reforming the Roman Empire into something that could survive for future centuries. The problem was that his sons did not…

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John Welford
ILLUMINATION

I am a retired librarian, living in a village in Leicestershire. I write fiction and poetry, plus articles on literature, history, and much more besides.