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'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also called '''Constantine Augustus''', was an [[emperor]] of [[Rome]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''', also called '''Constantine Augustus''', was an [[emperor]] of [[Rome]]. | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
In [[312]], Constantine was at war with Emperor [[Maxentius]] over the right to claim the title of sole emperor of Rome. Constantine won the battle when Maxentius was drowned in the [[Tiber]] by [[Entity (The Friendly Place)|Entity]] possessed [[Cybermen]]. He intended to face the Cybermen with his army, but was talked out of it by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Alice Obiefune]]. Later, he saw what he believed to be the face of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[God]] in the sky, but in reality, it was the Doctor speaking through the illusion of the Entity. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Conversion (comic story)|Conversion]]'') | In [[312]], Constantine was at war with Emperor [[Maxentius]] over the right to claim the title of sole emperor of Rome. Constantine won the battle when Maxentius was drowned in the [[Tiber]] by [[Entity (The Friendly Place)|Entity]] possessed [[Cybermen]]. He intended to face the Cybermen with his army, but was talked out of it by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Alice Obiefune]]. Later, he saw what he believed to be the face of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[God]] in the sky, but in reality, it was the Doctor speaking through the illusion of the Entity. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Conversion (comic story)|Conversion]]'') | ||
By [[325]], Constantine was still the emperor during the [[Council of Nicaea]]. On that occasion, he encountered the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Council of Nicaea (audio story)|The Council of Nicaea]]'') | By [[325]], Constantine was still the emperor during the [[Council of Nicaea]]. On that occasion, he encountered the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Council of Nicaea (audio story)|The Council of Nicaea]]'') | ||
===Legacy=== | === Legacy === | ||
The name of [[Istanbul|Byzantium]] was changed to Constantinople in his honour. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | The name of [[Istanbul|Byzantium]] was changed to Constantinople in his honour. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | ||
===Undated events=== | === Undated events === | ||
Constantine falsely believed that he had obtained the [[Lance of Longinus]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Project Longinus (comic story)|Project: Longinus]]'') | Constantine falsely believed that he had obtained the [[Lance of Longinus]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Project Longinus (comic story)|Project: Longinus]]'') | ||
[[Category:Roman emperors]] | [[Category:Roman emperors]] | ||
[[Category:Royalty from the real world]] | [[Category:Royalty from the real world]] | ||
