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Also known as Flavius Julius Constantius, Constantius the Apostate, Flavius Julius Constantius Augustus, Flavius Iulius Constantius, Constantius II of Rome, Fl. Iulius Constantius, Fl. Julius Constantius

Roman emperor (317-361)

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Constantius II was a male politician and Roman emperor who also held the position of Byzantine emperor. Born in Sirmium in 317, he was the son of Constantine the Great and Flavia Maxima Fausta. A member of the Constantinian dynasty, he was the brother of Helena, Constantina, Constans, and Constantine II. He spoke Latin and had a daughter named Constantia.

He died on November 3, 361, in Cilicia from natural causes, specifically fever. His citizenship included Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire. He is described in sources such as Pauly–Wissowa and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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DynastyConstantinian FatherConstantine the Great MotherFausta ReligionSemi-Arianism

Constantius II (Latin: Flavius Julius Constantius; Ancient Greek: Κωνστάντιος, romanized: Kōnstántios; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeated civil wars, court intrigues, and usurpations. His religious policies inflamed domestic conflicts that would continue after his death.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Constantius II” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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