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Constans II
(Encyclopedia) Constans II (Constans Pogonatus), 630–68, Byzantine emperor (641–68), son and successor of Constantine III and grandson of Heraclius. Early in his reign Armenia and Asia Minor were…Constant, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Constant, Benjamin (Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque)Constant, BenjaminäNrēˈ bäNzhämăNˈ kôNstäNˈ də rəbĕkˈ [key], 1767–1830, French-Swiss political writer and novelist, b. Lausanne…Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'Estournelles de
(Encyclopedia) Constant, Paul Henri Benjamin, baron d'Estournelles de: see Estournelles de Constant.Constanţa
(Encyclopedia) Constanţa Constanţa kônstänˈtsä [key], city, SE Romania, on the Black Sea. It is the administrative…Constant de Rebecque, Henri Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Constant de Rebecque, Henri Benjamin: see Constant, Benjamin.Constantine I, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine I or Constantine the GreatConstantine Ikŏnˈstəntēn, –tīn [key], 288?–337, Roman emperor, b. Naissus (present-day Niš, Serbia). He was the son of Constantius I and Helena…Constantine II, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine II, 316–40, Roman emperor, son of Constantine I. When the empire was divided at the death (337) of Constantine I, among the brothers Constantius II, Constans I, and…Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine IV, c.652–685, Byzantine emperor (668–85), son and successor of Constans II. He defended Constantinople against the annual naval attacks of the Muslims, who finally…Constantine V, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine V (Constantine Copronymus), 718–75, Byzantine emperor (741–75), son and successor of Leo III. An able general and administrator, he fought successfully against the Arabs,…Constantine VI, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) Constantine VI, b. c.770, Byzantine emperor (780–97), son and successor of Leo IV. His mother, Irene, was regent until 790, when she was deposed by a military revolt. Constantine…