Ancient history knows few rulers as significant as him. He fundamentally changed the Roman world – Emperor Constantine, known as the Great. The empire he ruled stretched from Italy and France to Germany, modern-day Turkey and Jerusalem.
Europe is shaped by the emperor who created a new capital in Constantinople and established Christianity in the Roman Empire. Even today, magnificent buildings bear witness to his reign and his legacy.
Archaeologists are searching for clues along the stages of his life. They are reconstructing the world of a ruler who combined power and splendour – yet grew up far from Rome in the Serbian province as the illegitimate son of a capable military man and a prostitute.
