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- Latin in full:
- Flavius Claudius Constantinus
- Born:
- 316, Arelate, Viennensis [now Arles, France]
- Died:
- 340 (aged 24)
- Title / Office:
- emperor (337-340), Roman Empire
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Constantine II
Constantine II, silver miliarensis from Siscia, Pannonia, 337–340.
Constantine II
Roman emperor
Also known as: Flavius Claudius Constantinus
Constantine II (born 316, Arelate, Viennensis [now Arles, France]—died 340) was a Roman emperor from 337 to 340.
The second son of Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337), he was given the title of caesar by his father on March 1, 317. When Constantine the Great died in 337, Constantine II and his brothers, Constans and Constantius II, each adopted the title augustus and divided the empire among themselves. Constantine II became ruler of Britain, Gaul, and Spain. He soon claimed Italy and Africa from Constans and, early in 340, unexpectedly invaded Italy. Penetrating to Aquileia, Constantine was met by the vanguard of the army of Constans and was killed in the ensuing battle.
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