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Statue of Emperor Constantine Found
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07-28-2005, 09:41 PM
All this time Employed by the Sanitation Department!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050728/ap_ ... man_statue
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07-29-2005, 12:01 AM
Cool 8) . Is it just the head ?

Quote:Although not a Christian himself, he ended the frequent waves of anti-Christian persecutions

Umm...he's considered the first Christian Emperor. Someone doesn't know their history (whatta you expect from the Associated Putzes ? :roll: :lol: )
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07-29-2005, 07:07 AM
Interesting one- was he actually a Christian? some of his coins (IIRC) show him with the classic sun-god wreath arounmd the head- so posssibly he was hedging his bets? Smile
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07-29-2005, 08:01 AM
Quote:was he actually a Christian?
Baptized on his death bed - end of story.
(Despite whatever unorthodox theology he may have personally subscribed to.)
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07-29-2005, 11:03 AM
Quote:Baptized on his death bed - end of story

Which was kind of a normal thing to do for 4th-5th century Christians.
On Constantine's Christianity, see http://www.roman-emperors.org
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