Emperor Constantine's Christian Conversion: Why It Was Just Politics - Episode 1

Many feel that Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity was sincere. The current understanding is that 'Christians' were a minority sect made up of supposed communities of the lower classes, therefore, there was no political or power advantage.

New evidence from primary sources and archeological finds points to the current preconceptions as being wrong.

Examined in this video is the genealogy of Emperor Constantine, showing his descent from the Flavian Emperors, the powerful Calpurnius Piso family, and the Gordian Emperors. The presentation will show that Emperor Constantine brought Christianity 'back from the dead' and used it politically, over time, to control how the people thought, just as his ancestors, the Pisos and Flavians had tried to do before him.

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[floridaman]

Bro you are seriously trying to paint Matthew 19:13-15 as pedophilic episode? Incredibly malicious.

[Moribus_Artibus]

I heard it somewhere that Aurelian was fascinated by the cult of Sol Invictus, and that the various eastern religions played a huge role in diminishing the strength of the Roman traditions.

[imnotamon]

Such an excellent video, great production

[saeed]

Excellent production. Thank you for your hard work.

[ezkl]

Jesus never forced Christianity on anyone, telling his disciples; "if anyone rejects your message, knock the dust from you feet and go to the next place".

[xptolen]

Thank u so much. What a pleasure. If people knew... Great work!

[garyrucker]

So for actual history on Constantine, you should visit Tim O’Neil, History for Atheists, as it’s more in line with mainstream scholarship on the subject.

[leoandolino]

The commonality is that he had a vison or a dream which resulted in an action. Can they be reconciled? Did he have both a dream and a vision? They are not necessarily the same thing.

[shannytruthseeker]

Hey Henry…..are you familiar with Ralph Ellis?

[elizabethfarzan]

While I agree that Constantine's conversion was a calculus, the moment you used the term "CE" I knew what would come next. I read Scripture through the eyes of faith (which is the only way it should be read), so that puts us in different camps. I am in total disagreement with your conclusions, but I'm sure you'll have many followers.

[calvinnewborn]

I heard it was on his death bed and the priest bent down and asked if he accepted Jesus. Then the priest turned and said he does.

[davidclark]

Okay stick with the Constantine topic and avoid making incorrect statements such as the law allows male soldiers to rape captive women. That's beyond incorrect.

What that verse says in Hebrew is that Israelites were allowed to marry foreign women if the women wanted the same. The stipulation was that the women had to leave their pagan ways behind and follow the God of Israel. That's what the verse says. Remember Israel was to remain holy (seperate) from pagan nations, yet the Prophecies stipulate that God will be the God of the entire world meaning pagan people can join him. This is showing the beginning of that philosophy coming to be. If Israel found women they were attracted to that weren't part of Israel said women could enjoy all the benefits of Yah if they left their idolatry behind.

The Talmud has nothing to do with the torah. The Talmudic rabbis also argue that the Talmud is greater than the torah.

[thechazz]

Clowns continuing to try and apply modern politics to the ancient hyper religious world of Rome always makes me laugh. Imagine doing this shit when in Rome the fate of ones soul was paramount, and The faith of The Emperor could cause him to be usurped. A world where atheisism wasnt just uncommon like in the modern day. It was down right mockable, seen as something only the insane believed. To the point even Christians had to deal with accusations of Atheism during the prosecutions before Constantine.

[jenna]

The key is the unalterable fact that his arch celebrating his victory over Maxentius, the one where the Chi-Ro vision supposedly guaranteed the victory (instead of it actually being Maxentius' horrible mistake of putting boats in the river instead of the bridge), the vision of divine intervention has ZERO mention on the arch. There are in fact Mithraic symbols and references, but not one chi-ro. Kind of odd since they had put the chi-ro on the troops' shields for that battle, kind of strange not to honor one's god (ahem) unless you actually did and it wasn't "Jesus". Eusebius is a political suck-up.

The points made here about the "euphemisms" for sex--that's abundantly clear in the book of Ruth. Naomi pimped her daughter-in-law out! Uncover his feet--do Xtians actually think she just pulled his blanket up (which he wouldn't have had anyway in the threshing floor, drunk as a skunk) and laid beside him? No, she had her way with a drunk!! Ruth was a rapist!

[decriptonite]

Paul says about sexual immorality a lot and it’s the reason he sent the letters in the first place telling them to stop churches aint brothels lmao

[Pax-Africana]

It was just politics? Are you God to judge what's in men's hearts?

[lukejones]

This is some Da Vinci code level BS lol. I'm not a Christian btw.

[larryfaulkner]

IESVS KRISTUS/SOL INVICTOS Is there a real difference? The decree of Milan and the Council of Nicea were the game changers for Christianity. Constantine had to appease the clergy.