Minervina, the Glossary
Minervina was either the first wife or a concubine of Constantine I, and the mother of his eldest son Crispus.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Christianity, Constantine the Great, Constantius Chlorus, Crispus, Diocletian, Divorce, Fausta, First Council of Nicaea, Flavia Maximiana Theodora, Galeria Valeria, Gaul, Helena, mother of Constantine I, Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire, Lactantius, List of Byzantine emperors, List of Roman and Byzantine empresses, Maximian, Nicomedia, Teacher, Tetrarchy, Valeria Maximilla, Western Roman Empire.
- 4th-century Roman empresses
- Constantine the Great
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Minervina and Constantine the Great are Constantinian dynasty.
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Constantius Chlorus
Flavius Valerius Constantius (– 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was a Roman emperor from 305 to 306. Minervina and Constantius Chlorus are Constantinian dynasty.
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Crispus
Flavius Julius Crispus (300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague (''caesar'') from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326. Minervina and Crispus are Constantine the Great and Constantinian dynasty.
Diocletian
Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305.
Divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union.
Fausta
Flavia Maxima Fausta Augusta (died 326 AD) was a Roman empress. Minervina and Fausta are 4th-century Roman empresses, Constantine the Great and Constantinian dynasty.
First Council of Nicaea
The First Council of Nicaea (Sýnodos tês Nikaías) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. The Council of Nicaea met from May until the end of July 325.
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Flavia Maximiana Theodora
Flavia Maximiana Theodora (died before 337) was a Roman empress as the wife of Constantius Chlorus. Minervina and Flavia Maximiana Theodora are 4th-century Roman empresses and Constantinian dynasty.
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Galeria Valeria
Galeria Valeria (died 315) was the daughter of Roman Emperor Diocletian and wife of his co-emperor Galerius. Minervina and Galeria Valeria are 4th-century Roman empresses and Constantinian dynasty.
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Gaul
Gaul (Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first clearly described by the Romans, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and Northern Italy.
Helena, mother of Constantine I
Flavia Julia Helena (Ἑλένη, Helénē; AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Minervina and Helena, mother of Constantine I are Constantine the Great and Constantinian dynasty.
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Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire
The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches.
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Lactantius
Lucius Caecilius Firmianus, signo Lactantius (c. 250 – c. 325), was an early Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to his son Crispus.
List of Byzantine emperors
The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.
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List of Roman and Byzantine empresses
The Roman empresses were the consorts of the Roman emperors, the rulers of the Roman Empire.
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Maximian
Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. Minervina and Maximian are Constantinian dynasty.
Nicomedia (Νικομήδεια, Nikomedeia; modern İzmit) was an ancient Greek city located in what is now Turkey.
Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
Tetrarchy
The Tetrarchy was the system instituted by Roman emperor Diocletian in 293 AD to govern the ancient Roman Empire by dividing it between two emperors, the augusti, and their junior colleagues and designated successors, the caesares.
Valeria Maximilla
Valeria Maximilla was a Roman Empress and wife of Emperor Maxentius. Minervina and Valeria Maximilla are 4th-century Roman empresses.
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Western Roman Empire
In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the western provinces of the Roman Empire, collectively, during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court.
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See also
4th-century Roman empresses
- Aelia Eudoxia
- Aelia Flaccilla
- Charito
- Constantia (wife of Gratian)
- Domnica
- Eusebia (empress)
- Eutropia
- Fausta
- Faustina (wife of Constantius II)
- Flavia Julia Constantia
- Flavia Maximiana Theodora
- Galeria Valeria
- Galla (wife of Theodosius I)
- Helena (wife of Julian)
- Julius Constantius's daughter
- Justina (empress)
- Laeta
- Maria (empress)
- Marina Severa
- Minervina
- Prisca (empress)
- Valeria Maximilla
Constantine the Great
- Acts of Sylvester
- Anonymus Valesianus
- Arch of Malborghetto
- Augustaion
- British Constantine
- Cirta
- Claudia (mother of Constantius)
- Conference of Carnuntum
- Consistorium
- Constans
- Constantina
- Constantine the Great
- Constantine the Great and Christianity
- Constantine the Great and Judaism
- Constantinople
- Constitutum Silvestri
- Crispus
- Fausta
- German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine
- Helena, mother of Constantine I
- Helmet of Constantine
- Horti Spei Veteris
- Licinius II
- Massacre of Catania
- Minervina
- Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
- Sacred prostitution
- Serapeum of Alexandria