Constantine the Great

[Der/die AtheistIn]

Well Constantine did not make Christianity the official state religion of Rome. Constantine was pagan being even Pontifex Maximus and even coins depicted him as the sun god Sol Invictus. He did elevate Christianity but it still didn't flourish until century later. So why did he do it? It had everything an aspiring totalitarian emperor could want. A church that demanded absolute and unquestioning obedience. Also to weaken pagan temples and take their money.
But like I said he was pagan and equated Jesus with the sun god Sol Invictus. That's why Jesus birthday was set on Dec. 25th because Constantine openly conflated Sol Invictus and Christ Jesus and that was the same day as the sun god’s.

Myths by Eusebius

Yes our famous Eusebious that invented many Christian fairy tales including testimonium flavium. Well he also invented that Constantine converted to Christianity in the year 312 by a battlefield vision of the cross and yet you’d never know it from his massive triumphal arch commemorating that battle. It only depicts the usual pagan tropes, and gives thanks for the victory to Sol Invictus in his solar chariot. Also only Eusebius claims that Constantine’s mother Helena went to the Holy Land and found the cross.

Really? I didn't know it, thank you for explaining it to me.

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Constantine merely 'legitimized' Christianity, the real damage was done by Theodosius who banned all pagan worship. Without Theodosius Christianity wouldn't be the abomination that is it today, it would have evaporated just like the many other small cult religions at the time.

I think I learned what I knew about Constantine in religion class. I guess I still haved some marks left by religion.