Constans

Member of the House of Constantine dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 333 until 350.

(As Caesar 333-337, as Augustus 337-350.)

Flavius Julius Constans was born around 320 to Fausta and Constantine I. He became Caesar in 333, and when the empire was divided after Constantine I’s death he received Italy, Africa, and the Balkans.

In 340, Constantine II invaded Constans’ territory and was killed, so Constans became sole ruler in the west. He successfully fought the barbarians for the next ten years, but in 350 heard about the revolt of Magnentius and headed for Augustodunum. Constans fled to Spain, but was murdered in the Pyrenees at the fortress of Helene.

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Other resources about Constans

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Constans
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constans
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/197970721

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Constans
• Full names:
  • Flavius Iulius Constans Augustus
  • Constans
• Title: Consul of the Roman Empire
• Predecessor: Constantine I
• Successor: Constantius II
• Definition: Constans (Latin: Flavius Iulius Constans Augustus; c. 323 – 350) or Constans I was Roman Emperor from 337 to 350. He defeated his brother Constantine II in 340, but anger in the army over his personal life and preference for his barbarian bodyguards led the general Magnentius to rebel, resulting in the assassination of Constans in 350.
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