Constantine II (emperor)
Roman emperor from 337 to 340 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Constantine II (Latin: Flavius Claudius Constantinus; 316 – 340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. Son of Constantine the Great and co-emperor alongside his brothers, his attempt to exert his perceived rights of primogeniture led to his death in a failed invasion of Italy in 340.
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 Statue of Caesar Constantine II on top of the Cordonata (the monumental staircase climbing up to Piazza del Campidoglio), in Rome | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Augustus | 9 September 337 – 340 (Gaul, Hispania, and Britain) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Constantine I | ||||||||
| Successor | Constans | ||||||||
| Co-emperors | Constantius II (East) Constans (Italy and Africa) | ||||||||
| Caesar | 1 March 317 – 9 September 337 | ||||||||
| Born | 316 Arelate, Viennensis | ||||||||
| Died | 340 (aged 24) Aquileia, Italy | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||||||
| Father | Constantine the Great | ||||||||
| Mother | Fausta | ||||||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||||||
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