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Did Constantine the Great kill his son?

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Few Roman Emperors have biographies that are so mythological and where factual, also mysterious. Everything we are told about Constantine the Great and Christianity is just so-much rubbish: the actual dates for the so-called contemporaneous, primary sources are very late. read more

Constantine the Great was arguably the most powerful man in the world. As the sole emperor of the Roman Empire, he had the power of life and death over millions. But he was a pitiful figure who could not trust anyone. Those around him; family, friends and officials, were constantly trying to use him to further their aims. read more

According to Michael Grant, in The Emperor Constantine, Constantine’s wife, Fausta had concocted a story about his son Crispus plotting against him , so Constantine had him executed. When he realised his error, Constantine had Fausta killed. read more

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