A Biography of Constantine I the Great: In Hoc Signo

Held in the imperial palace under house arrest for over a decade, Constantine escaped to fight by the side of his father in one last battle.

Upon his father's death, the troops proclaimed Constantine the new Augustus, and so began 18 years of civil war before Constantine became sole ruler of the Empire.

Then began the task of salvaging an empire in ruins (Lecture 1 of 3 by Dr. W. J. Neidinger).