Constantine

Based on reading this text, it shows how significant  Constantine was in making christianity grow, without any persecution for the Christian believers. When he was made emperor of Rome, Christianity had already  grown tremendously. and he helped to part of this cause by the fact that he made their army adopt the crucifix in their shields. Not only that, he supported the Christians by supporting their church financially and made sure they were not to get persecuted again. However, he still left the fact that polytheism was allowed, which made people wonder if he was Christian or not. One question that could be asked is "Was Constantine a "real" Christian?" I believe he wasn't actually a real christian due to the fact that even though he supported Christianity and allowed many missionaries to convert other people to this religion, he still allowed polytheism, in a way which which makes him neutral to both. What he probably hoped in gaining was to be a wise politician, with no hate from either side, and confidence he can rule in peace without any dispute. He is known as a great emperor at the time, since he satisfied everyone's needs, even though he committed the act of having his son and wife killed. Through him, many were able t practice and spread Christianity peacefully.