Constantius I (Constantius Chlorus) (kənstăn`shəs), c.250–306, Roman emperor (305–6). A career general, he gave up Helena Helena, Saint , c.248–328?, mother of Constantine I. She became a Christian in 313. According to tradition she found (327) the relic of the True Cross in Jerusalem and identified the location of the Holy Sepulcher. Feast: Aug. 18.
..... Click the link for more information. to marry Theodora, the daughter of Maximian Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) , d. 310, Roman emperor, with Diocletian (286–305). An able commander, he was made caesar (subemperor) by Diocletian in 285 and augustus in 286.
..... Click the link for more information. . He was made caesar (subemperor) under Maximian in 293 and gained prestige when his forces defeated the rebel Carausius Carausius , d. 293, Gallo-Roman military commander. He was stationed in Gaul, but Emperor Maximian suspected him of conspiring with the Germans and condemned him to death. Carausius fled to Britain and established his rule there, defying attempts to conquer him.
..... Click the link for more information. . He went to Britain in 296, where he put down a rebellion of Carausius' successor, Allectus. Returning to Gaul, he defeated the Alemanni in 298. His vigor and his moderation made him popular with the people of the colonies as well as with his soldiers. The two emperors, Diocletian and Maximian, abdicated in 305, and Constantius and Galerius became emperors. The next year, however, Constantius died at York. On his death the imperial throne was claimed by his son Constantine (Constantine I Constantine I or Constantine the Great , 288?–337, Roman emperor, b. Naissus (present-day Niš, Serbia). He was the son of Constantius I and Helena and was named in full Flavius Valerius Constantinus.
..... Click the link for more information. ), but the office was long contested.
(born c. 250, Dacia Ripensis—died July 25, 306, Eboracum, Britain) Roman emperor and father of Constantine I. A member of the tetrarchy (four-person ruling body) with his adoptive father Maximian, Diocletian, and Galerius, he was made caesar (subemperor) in the West (293–305) and later caesar augustus (senior emperor; 305–306). As ruler of Gaul, he subdued rebellion in Britain (296), ended piracy, restored the frontier, and largely ignored edicts against Christians. (Constantius's nickname Chlorus, meaning “The Pale,” is first found in Byzantine sources.)
..... Click the link for more information. to marry Theodora, the daughter of Maximian Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus) , d. 310, Roman emperor, with Diocletian (286–305). An able commander, he was made caesar (subemperor) by Diocletian in 285 and augustus in 286.
..... Click the link for more information. . He was made caesar (subemperor) under Maximian in 293 and gained prestige when his forces defeated the rebel Carausius Carausius , d. 293, Gallo-Roman military commander. He was stationed in Gaul, but Emperor Maximian suspected him of conspiring with the Germans and condemned him to death. Carausius fled to Britain and established his rule there, defying attempts to conquer him.
..... Click the link for more information. . He went to Britain in 296, where he put down a rebellion of Carausius' successor, Allectus. Returning to Gaul, he defeated the Alemanni in 298. His vigor and his moderation made him popular with the people of the colonies as well as with his soldiers. The two emperors, Diocletian and Maximian, abdicated in 305, and Constantius and Galerius became emperors. The next year, however, Constantius died at York. On his death the imperial throne was claimed by his son Constantine (Constantine I Constantine I or Constantine the Great , 288?–337, Roman emperor, b. Naissus (present-day Niš, Serbia). He was the son of Constantius I and Helena and was named in full Flavius Valerius Constantinus.
..... Click the link for more information. ), but the office was long contested.
Constantius I
orig. Flavius Valerius Constantius or Flavius Julius Constantius also known as Chlorus)
Constantius I Chlorus, marble bust; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
(credit: Alinari/Art Resource, New York)
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