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Crispus
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about the life of Crispus
Short Biography profile and facts about one of the most famous Romans of all, in the life of
Crispus, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Crispus *** Latin Roman Name: Flavius
Claudius Crispus *** Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 317-326 AD. *** Dynasty / Historical Period:
The Constantinian dynasty (285 - 364) also called Neo-Flavian
because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius *** Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father:
Constantine the Great
*** Name of Mother: Minervina
*** Married: Helena *** Children: A
son - name unknown *** Brothers:
*** *** Constantine II
*** *** Constantius II
*** *** Constans
Place and Date of Death: 326 AD
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Crispus from the following facts and information about his life. Why was Crispus famous?
Accomplishments, achievements and important events. Crispus was the son
of the Emperor
Constantine the
Great and his first wife Minervina. By 317, there were
two joint emperors in control of the Roman Empire. The
father of Crispus, Constantine, reigned as an Western Roman
Emperor and his brother-in-law
Licinius as the Eastern Roman Emperor. On 1 March 317,
the two co-reigning Emperors jointly proclaimed three new
Caesars. Crispus, the son of Minerva and
Constantine
His young
half-brother - Constantine II, the son of Fausta and
Constantine
His first
cousin Licinius, the son of Licinius by his wife Flavia Julia Constantia,
the sister of the Emperor Constantine
Crispus was the
main heir to the throne at the time as his half brothers
were far too young and inexperienced. Crispus nominally
served as Caesar in the eastern empire from 317 to 324 A.D.
Crispus helped his father against the hostilities of the
junior emperor Licinius. Crispus was young, energetic and
extremely popular with the troops due to his strategic
abilities and the victories to which he had led the Roman
legions. His personality and popularity led to his early
death. His stepmother, Fausta, began a conspiracy against Crispus who was
an obstacle to her ambition for her
own children by the Emperor Constantine. Constantine was persuaded to
believe the false accusations of treason against Crispus by
Fausta. Crispus was executed by his father's orders,
together with Caesar Licinius, the son of Constantine's
favorite sister in 326AD. Helena, the aged mother of Constantine,
undertook to avenge her grandson Crispus. She managed to
avenge Crispus when Fausta was finally
proved to be unfaithful to her husband, and put to death,
with many of her friends and followers. The terrible scenes
within the palace recalled to the Roman people the memory of
Nero and Caligula. The three sons of Fausta, Constantine,
Constantius and Constans, were now the heirs of the throne
of Constantine the Great.
Crispus -
The Constantinian dynasty (285 - 364)
The Constantinian dynasty
(285 - 364) is named after its most famous Emperor,
Constantine I. The dynasty is also called Neo-Flavian
because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius,
similarly to the rulers of the first Flavian dynasty in the
1st century. The Constantinian dynasty ruled from the rise
of Diocletian in 285 to the death of Julian the Apostate in
364.
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