The religious policies of Constantius II were a mixture of toleration for some pagan practices and repression for other pagan practices. He also sought...

and usurpations. His religious policies inflamed domestic conflicts that would continue after his death. Constantius was a son of Constantine the Great...

History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance Pentarchy Paradox of tolerance Religious policies of Constantius II Persecution of pagans under...

his soldiers at Lutetia (Paris), sparking a civil war with Constantius. However, Constantius died before the two could face each other in battle, having...

The religious policies of Constantine the Great have been called "ambiguous and elusive.": 120  Born in 273 during the Crisis of the Third Century (AD...

troops, having learned that Constantius wanted to send them to Persia, rebelled and proclaimed their commander emperor. Constantius had to abandon Persia to...

Flavius Constantius" and "Marcus Flavius Constantius". However, the latter is almost certainly the correct form, as it was also the praenomen of his adopted...

(c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where...

Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire Christian persecution of paganism under Theodosius I Anti-paganism policy of Constantius II Persecution of Germanic...

of Mons Seleucus. Constantius II 351–361 (Eastern emperor: 337–351, Sole emperor: 351–361). Constantius Gallus: 351–354 Julian: 355–361 Constantius II...

preceded by a period of persecutions under Emperor Constantius II and was followed by those of Emperor Gratian. The attempt of Emperor Julian the Apostate...

to the Emperor Constantius II, requesting the convening of a church council. At the Council of Milan in 355, he defended Athanasius of Alexandria against...

tribes. Shapur II pursued a harsh religious policy.[citation needed] Under his reign, the collection of the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism...

frontier. In the East, Constantius II battles the Persians; Books XX–XXII: Julian is proclaimed Augustus in Gaul. Death of Constantius II, leaving Julian sole...

2022, p. 28. Gregory, Timothy E. (1991). "Constantius II". In Kazhdan, Alexander (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University...

Honorius, who lacked an heir himself, reluctantly elevated Constantius augustus as Constantius III (r. 421–421), Galla Placidia as augusta by her husband...

temples at Philae. Anti-paganism policy of Constantius II Christianization of the Roman Empire Edict of Thessalonica History of Christian thought on persecution...

by agreement with Constantius, Wallia's Goths accepted land to farm in Aquitania. Constantius also reinstituted an annual council of the southern Gallic...

caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting pagans. He renovated the pagan Temple of Venus and Roma and restored the Altar of Victory after continued...

marry Marcian on the condition that he would abandon Theodosius II's religious policies and convoke a Church council. Their marriage helped to legitimize...

allowed the empire to pursue more ambitious policies under his successors, most notably Justinian I. Since many of Anastasius' reforms proved long-lasting...

assassinated by agents of the usurper Magnentius, a commander who proclaimed himself emperor in Gaul. Constantius II, older brother of Constans and emperor...

mother to Constantius Chlorus. The same source also gives Claudius the nomina "Flavius Valerius" to strengthen his connection to Constantius. Zonaras and...

command of the war against Carausius from Maximian to Flavius Constantius, who concluded it successfully in 296. Constantius was a former governor of Dalmatia...

and monks to bishops, emperors, and members of Rome's imperial family. Two Roman emperors, Constantius II and Valens, became Arians or semi-Arians, as...

Julian and his disturbed half-brother Constantius Gallus, who is made Caesar (heir to the purple) by Constantius II; Julian claims, for his safety, to have...

although the office continued to exist until the reign of Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912). His religious policy saw him steering a middle line in disputes between...

ISBN 978-0-88402-339-5. Fattori, Niccolò (June 2013). "The Policies of Nikephoros II Phokas in the context of the Byzantine economic recovery" (PDF). Middle East...

Constantine—and his successor, Constantius II—began implementing exorbitantly high tax demands, with the upper-class of Rome under Constantius II supposedly becoming...

Secundus. Reign of Theodosius II (chapter of J. B. Bury's History of the Later Roman Empire) Theodosian Code: Sections concerning religious observances (English)...