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==Family== Constantius was either married to, or was in concubinage with, [[Helena of Constantinople|Helena]], who was probably from [[Nicomedia]] in Asia Minor.<ref>[[Eutropius (historian)|Eutropius]], ''Breviarum'' {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031222152525/http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/eutropius/trans9.html#22 9.22]}}; [[Zosimus (historian)|Zosimus]], ''Historia Nova'' [http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/zosimus02_book2.htm 2]; ''Exerpta Valesiana'' [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Excerpta_Valesiana/1*.html#2a 1.2]</ref> They had one son, the future emperor [[Constantine the Great]]. In 289, political developments forced him to divorce [[Helena (empress)|Helena]]. He married [[Flavia Maximiana Theodora|Theodora]], [[Maximian]]'s daughter. They had six children:{{sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|p=228}} *[[Flavius Dalmatius]] *[[Julius Constantius]] *[[Flavius Hannibalianus]] *[[Flavia Julia Constantia]] *[[Anastasia (sister of Constantine I)|Anastasia]], married to [[Bassianus (executed by Constantine)|Bassianus]] *[[Eutropia (sister of Constantine I)|Eutropia]] The name of Anastasia ({{Langx|grc-x-koine|αΌΞ½Ξ±ΟΟΞ±ΟΞ―Ξ±|lit=resurrection|translit=AnastasΓa}}) may indicate a sympathy with Christian or Jewish culture.<ref name="ODB" /> ===Family tree=== {{see also|Constantinian dynasty}} {{Chart top|width=100%|collapsed=auto}} Emperors are shown with a rounded-corner border with their dates as [[Augusti]], names with a thicker border appear in both sections '''1: Constantine's parents and half-siblings''' {{Tree chart/start|align=center}} {{tree chart| | | | | | |CGOTH|CGOTH={{ubl|[[Maximian]]|286β305|''adoptive father''}}|boxstyle_CGOTH=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em}} {{tree chart| | | | | | | |Q|}} {{tree chart| | |HELEN|y|CCHLO|y|THEO1|HELEN=[[Helena, mother of Constantine I|Helena]]|boxstyle_HELEN=border:2px solid|CCHLO={{ubl|Constantius Chlorus|250β306}}|boxstyle_CCHLO=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|THEO1=[[Flavia Maximiana Theodora]]}} {{tree chart| | | | | |!| | | |)|-|v|-|v|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|v|-|.| | | | | }} {{tree chart| | | | |CONST| |FLAVD|!|HANN1| |CONS2|y|LICI1|!|ANAST|~|BASSI|CONST={{ubl|'''Constantine I'''|306β337}}|boxstyle_CONST=border:3px solid; border-radius:1em|FLAVD=[[Flavius Dalmatius]]|HANN1=Hannibalianus|CONS2=[[Flavia Julia Constantia]]|LICI1={{ubl|[[Licinius]]|308β324}}|boxstyle_LICI1=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|ANAST=[[Anastasia (sister of Constantine I)|Anastasia]]|BASSI=[[Bassianus (executed by Constantine)|Bassianus]]}} {{tree chart| |,|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|'| |!| | | | | | | |!| | | |!}} {{tree chart| |!| | | | |GALL1|y|JULIC|y|BASIL| |LICI2| |EUTR2|y|NEPO1|GALL1=[[Galla (wife of Julius Constantius)|Galla]]|JULIC=[[Julius Constantius]]|BASIL=[[Basilina]]|LICI2=[[Licinius II]]|EUTR2=[[Eutropia (sister of Constantine I)|Eutropia]]|NEPO1=Virius Nepotianus}} {{tree chart| |!| | | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | | | | | | | | | |!}} {{tree chart|HANN2|~|CONS6|~|GALLU| |JULIA|~|HELE2| | | | | |NEPO2|HANN2=[[Hannibalianus]]|boxstyle_HANN2=border:3px solid|CONS6=[[Constantina]]|boxstyle_CONS6=border:3px solid|GALLU=[[Constantius Gallus]]|boxstyle_GALLU=border:3px solid|JULIA={{ubl|[[Julian (emperor)|Julian]]|360β363}}|boxstyle_JULIA=border:3px solid; border-radius:1em|HELE2=[[Helena (wife of Julian)|Helena]]|boxstyle_HELE2=border:3px solid|NEPO2=[[Nepotianus]]}} {{tree chart/end}} {{break}} '''2: Constantine's children''' {{Tree chart/start|align=center}} {{tree chart|MINER|y|CONST|y|FAUS1|MINER=[[Minervina]]|CONST={{ubl|'''Constantine I'''|306β337}}|boxstyle_CONST=border:3px solid; border-radius:1em|FAUS1=[[Fausta]]}} {{tree chart| | | |!| | | |)|-|v|-|v|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|.|}} {{tree chart| | |CRISP| |CONS3|!|CONS5|!|HANN2|~|CONS6|~|GALLU|CRISP=[[Crispus]]|CONS3={{ubl|[[Constantine II (emperor)|Constantine II]]|337β340}}|boxstyle_CONS3=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|CONS5={{ubl|[[Constans]]|337β350}}|boxstyle_CONS5=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|HANN2=[[Hannibalianus]]|boxstyle_HANN2=border:3px solid|CONS6=[[Constantina]]|boxstyle_CONS6=border:3px solid|GALLU=[[Constantius Gallus]]|boxstyle_GALLU=border:3px solid}} {{tree chart| | | | | | | | | |!| | | |!}} {{tree chart| | | | |FAUS2|y|CONS4| |HELE2|~|JULIA|FAUS2=[[Faustina (wife of Constantius II)|Faustina]]|CONS4={{ubl|[[Constantius II]]|337β361}}|boxstyle_CONS4=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|JULIA={{ubl|[[Julian (emperor)|Julian]]|360β363}}|boxstyle_JULIA=border:3px solid; border-radius:1em|HELE2=[[Helena (wife of Julian)|Helena]]|boxstyle_HELE2=border:3px solid}} {{tree chart| | | | | | | |!}} {{tree chart| | |GRATI|~|CONS7|GRATI={{ubl|[[Gratian]]|367β383}}|boxstyle_GRATI=border:2px solid; border-radius:1em|CONS7=[[Constantia (wife of Gratian)|Constantia]]}} {{Tree chart/end}} {{Chart bottom}} {{Constantinian dynasty family tree}}
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