... as Constantine did. This was due to Licinius's acceptance of Constantine as the senior Augustus and his subsequent acceptance of Constantine's championship of Christianity (Shelly, 1990 p23). In 316 AD, Constantine defeated Licinius and the Empire was split in two. The empire remained at peace, but relations between ... was Constantine's The Council: 4 policy toward the Christians. He introduced several measures in the Christian's favor and Licinius increasingly began to disagree (Shelly, 1990, p24). By 320 AD and 321 AD, Licinius had returned to the old policy of suppressing the Christ...

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