Saturday, December 17, 2011

Murphysboro Centuries, 4th secular

Constans, 337-350
- the big difference between Constans and Constantius was that Constans was a Nicene, Constantius an Arian - endowed the churchs and monasteries liberally, gave favors to the clergy
- took action against the Donatists, defeated the Franks and the tribes on the Danube - visited Britain (343), the last emperor to do so - wasn't popular witih the troops, so a former slave of Constantine, Magnentius, led a rebellion and Constans was killed

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