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Constantius II
Constantius II: emperor of the Roman world (r. 337-361).
Names:
- 7 August 317: Flavius Julius Constantius
- 8 November 324: Flavius Julius Constantius Caesar
- 9 September 337: Flavius Julius Constantius Augustus
- 3 November 361: natural death
Successor of: Constantine I the Great
Relatives:
- father: Constantine I the Great
- mother: Fausta
- married to: daughter of Julius Constantius; Eusebia; Faustina
- children: Constantia (married to Gratianus)
Main deeds:
- 324 Proclaimed caesar
- 326 Consul (with Constantine I the Great VII)
- 332 Constantinus II defeats the Visigoths; Constantius accepts the title Germanicus Maximus
- 334 Campaign against the Sarmatians
- 337 Succeeds his father as ruler in the east; his brothers Constantinus II and Constans receive the west and Italy
- 338 Meets the other rulers in Viminacium; Constans victorious against the Sarmatians; accepts the titles Sarmaticus Maximus; the Sasanian king Shapur II invades Mesopotamia and occupies Armenia; Constantius to Syria; accepts the title Persicus
- 339 Consul II (with Constans)
- 340 Constantinus II attacks Constans, but is defeated and killed
- 342 Consul III (with Constans II)
- 343 Battle of Singara; Constantius accepts the title Adiabenicus Maximus
- 346 Consul IV (with Constans III)
- 348 Constantius defeats the Persians in the Second battle of Singara
- 350 Revolt of Magnentius; Constans killed; revolt of Vetranio; revolt of Nepotianus; Shapur II besieges Nisibis; death of Nepotianus; Vetranio resigns
- 351 Constantius Gallus made caesar; marries to Constantina (daughter of Constantine I the Great)
- 351 Battle of Mursa; Magnentius defeated
- 352 Consul V (with Gallus); Constantius in Milan
- 353 Consul VI (with Gallus II); suicide of Magnentius; Constantius is sole ruler of the Roman empire
- 354 Consul VII (with Gallus III); war against the Alamans; execution of Gallus Caesar; pagan temples closed
- 355 Military operations in Raetia; revolt of Silvanus in Cologne; he is immediately killed; Julianus proclaimed caesar
- 356 Consul VIII (with Julian); pagan cults forbidden; Julian liberates Cologne; war against the Alamans; death of Vetranio
- 357 Consul IX (with Julian II); Constantius' state visit to Rome; Julian defeats the Alamans near Argentoratum and campaigns beyond the Rhine
- 358 Fruitless negotiations with Shapur II; Constantius successfully campaigns against the Sarmatians, Quadi, and Limigantes; Barbatio repels an attack of the Juthungi on Raetia; Julian attacks the Franks along the Meuse
- 359 Julian again across the Rhine; fall of Barbatio; Constantius' second campaign against the Limigantes; the Persians capture Amida; treason trials
- 360 Consul X (with Julian III); Shapur II invades Mesopotamia, takes Singara and Bezabde; Constantius to the east, fails to recapture Bezabde; Julian proclaimed emperor, attacks the Franks
- 361 Constantius in Mesopotamia, prepares war against Julian; dies during his march to the west
Buildings:
- Rome: Obelisk in the Circus Maximus in Rome
- Constantinople: Church of Hagia Sophia (rebuilt by Justinian); cisterns
- Seleucia: port
New legions: I Flavia Constantia; I Flavia Pacis; II Flavia Virtutis; III Flavia Salutis.
Contemporary events:
- 343/344 Council of Serdica
- 337 Recall of Athanasius
- 339 Second exile of Athanasius
- 346 Athanasius returns to Alexandria
- 356 Athanasius expelled from Alexandria; the relics of Timothy brought to Constantinople
- 354 Birth of Augustine
- 356 Death of Anthony, the desert monk
- 357 Georgios made bishop of Alexandria; the relics of Andrew and Luke brought to Constantinople
- 358 An earthquake destroys Nicomedia; Georgios leaves Alexandria
- 359 Council of Ariminum; food riot at Rome
Succeeded by: Julianus Apostata