Constantine the tyrant

Also known as: Constantine · Family: Britons · Role: tyrant; emperor · First appears: Book I · Chap. XI

Life events

• 407 · Constantine was chosen emperor in place of the slain Gratianus.(Book I · Chap. XI · 📍 Britain)
  • “In his place, Constantine, one of the meanest soldiers, only for the hope afforded by his name, and without any worth to recommend him, was chosen emperor.”
• 407 · Count Constantius, acting for Honorius, captured and executed Constantine.(Book I · Chap. XI · 📍 Arles)
  • With: Count Constantius Honorius
  • “Whereupon Count Constantius, by the command of Honorius, marching into Gaul with an army, besieged him in the city of Arles, took him prisoner, and put him to death.”
• 407 · Constantine elevated his monk son Constans to the rank of Caesar.(Book I · Chap. XI)
  • With: Constans
  • “His son Constans, a monk, whom he had created Caesar,”

Book I · Chap. XI

• child: Constans (Constans is explicitly identified as Constantine's son.) “In his place, Constantine, one of the meanest soldiers, only for the hope afforded by his name, and without any worth to recommend him, was chosen emperor. As soon as he had taken upon him the command, he crossed over into Gaul, where being often imposed upon by the barbarians with untrustworthy treaties, he did more harm than good to the Commonwealth. Whereupon Count Constantius, by the command of Honorius, marching into Gaul with an army, besieged him in the city of Arles, took him prisoner, and put him to death. His son Constans, a monk, whom he had created Caesar”
• liege: Constans (Constantine appointed Constans Caesar.) “His son Constans, a monk, whom he had created Caesar”
• enemies with Count Constantius (Constantius besieged, captured, and killed Constantine.) “Whereupon Count Constantius, by the command of Honorius, marching into Gaul with an army, besieged him in the city of Arles, took him prisoner, and put him to death.”
• enemies with Honorius (Honorius commanded the military action against Constantine.) “Whereupon Count Constantius, by the command of Honorius, marching into Gaul with an army, besieged him in the city of Arles, took him prisoner, and put him to death.”

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Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.