Constantine II
Constantine II: emperor of the Roman world (r. 337-340).
Names:
- 7 Augustus 316: Flavius Claudius Constantinus
- 1 March 317: declared caesar
- 9 September 337: Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus
- Early April 340: killed in action
Successor of: Constantine I the Great
Relatives:
- father: Constantine I the Great
- mother: Fausta
Main deeds:
- 317 Declared caesar, together with his halfbrother Crispus and Licinius Junior
- 320 Consul (with Constantine I the Great VI)
- 321 Consul II (with Crispus)
- 324 Consul III (with Crispus)
- 326 Fall of Crispus
- 328 War against the Alamans; accepts the title Alamannicus Maximus
- 329 Consul IV (with Constantine I the Great VIII)
- 332 Victory over the Visigoths; accepts the title Germanicus Maximus
- 337 Succeeds his father as ruler in the west; his brothers Constans and Constantius II receive Italy and the east
- 338 Meets the other rulers in Viminacium; Germanic war; Constans victorious against the Sarmatians; Constantinus accepts the titles Sarmaticus Maximus
- 340 Invades Italy; defeated by troops of Constans
- Damnatio memoriae
Succeeded by: Constans