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Constantinian dynasty

Roman imperial dynasty in Late Antiquity, r. 293–363

Summary

Roman imperial dynasty in Late Antiquity, r. 293–363

Fausta]], Constantine II and Constantius II

Silver coin of Constans, showing Constans, Constantine II and Constantius II

The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363. It is named after its most famous member, Constantine the Great, who became the sole ruler of the empire in 324. 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.

Stemmata

In italics the augusti and the augustae.

Constantius I
1. From relationship between Constantius I and Helena
- Constantine I
  1. From marriage between Constantine I and Minervina
  - Crispus
  1. From marriage between Constantine I and Fausta
  - Constantina, wife of Hannibalianus and Constantius Gallus
  - Constantine II
  - Constantius II
    1. No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius
    2. No offspring from marriage between Constantius II and Eusebia
    3. From marriage between Constantius II and Faustina
    - Constantia, wife of Gratian
  - Constans I
  - Helena, wife of Julian
1. From marriage between Constantius Chlorus and Theodora
- Flavius Dalmatius
  1. From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife
  - Flavius Dalmatius
  - Hannibalianus, husband of Constantina
- Julius Constantius
  1. From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla
  - son, died in the purges of 337
  - daughter, first wife of Constantius II
  - Constantius Gallus
    1. No offspring from marriage between Gallus and Constantina
  1. From marriage between Julius Constantius and Basilina
  - Julian
    1. No offspring from marriage between Julian and Helena, daughter of Constantine I
- Hannibalianus (must have died before the imperial purges that occurred in 337 because he is not listed among its victims);
- Anastasia;
- Flavia Julia Constantia, wife of Licinius
  - Licinius II
- Eutropia
  - Nepotianus

{{anchor|tree}}Family tree

Emperors are shown with a rounded-corner border with their dates as Augusti, names with a thicker border appear in both sections

1: Constantine's parents and half-siblings 2: Constantine's children

Relationship to other tetrarchs

Other rulers of the tetrarchy were related to the Constantinian dynasty:

Maximian: adoptive father and father-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, grandfather-in-law of Licinius
Maxentius: adoptive brother and brother-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, brother-in-law of Constantine
Licinius: son-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, half-brother-in-law of Constantine

Eastern Roman dynasties that linked themselves to Constantinians

Valentinians (through marriage)
Theodosians (through marriage)
Palaiologos
Komnenos
Doukas
Phokas

Notes

References

[[Julian the Apostate. Julian]], ''Epistula ad SPQ Atheniarum'' 270 D, [http://www.roman-emperors.org/gallus.htm Roman-emperors.org]

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