The Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicea

[Theodosius the Great]

I fully recognize the validity of your point, Voritgern. I don't think I or anyone else claims to know for sure because we can't. We can accept Constantine's word or reject it. Although, I find that most of the doubt casted about his conversion (if he did convert) has modern origins, namely, Gibbon and so makes me suspicious that some people have been influenced by his contempt for Christianity.

It's funny : nobody references Gibbon anymore because his work is hopelessly outdated but his view about Constantine endures among some modern scholars and historians. That part of his history was the most blatantly biased which marred his reputation as a serious historian.