Constantine was a Roman Emperor who ruled in the early 300's AD, and was arguably one of the most powerful person in his part of the world. His conversion to Christianity had far reaching effects on the common practice of the religion and on all the factions of Christianity that are present today. His conversion happened during a war with a co-emperor, Maxentius. Constantine claimed that the night before a critical battle, in which he …showed first 75 words of 740 total…

…showed last 75 words of 740 total…If it were not for Constantine's efforts or conversion, it is doubtful that Christianity could have survived in the harsh, persecution pagan world that existed before Constantine's reign. Works Cited Cross, F.L. and Livingstone, E.A., eds. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford UP, 1974. Dowley, Tim, ed. Introduction to the History of Christianity. New York: First Fortress Press, 1995. Eliade, Mircea, ed. Encyclopedia of Religion, IV. New York: McMillan Publishing Company, 1987.