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Flavius Julius Crispus (/ ˈ k r ɪ s p ə s /; c. 300 – 326) was the eldest son of the Roman emperor Constantine I, as well as his junior colleague from March 317 until his execution by his father in 326.
Crispus (born c. 305—died 326, Pola, Venetia) was the eldest son of Constantine the Great who was executed under mysterious circumstances on his father’s orders. Crispus’s mother, Minerva (or Minervina), was divorced by Constantine in 307.
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May 30, 2024 · Constantine’s son Crispus. Flavius Julius Crispus was the eldest son of Constantine. The most likely year of his birth was 302 AD, while some historians suggest 305. He was born in the eastern regions of the Roman Empire, and his mother was Minervina.
Agrippina the Younger was thereafter supervised by her mother, her paternal grandmother Antonia Minor, and her great-grandmother, Livia, all of them notable, influential, and powerful figures from whom she learnt how to survive.
Aug 10, 2020 · father: Constantine I the Great. mother: Minervina. wife: Helena. Main deeds: 317 Declared caesar, together with his halfbrother Constantinus II and Licinius Junior. 318 Consul (with Licinius V); accepts the title Sarmaticus Maximus. 319 active in Gaul; accepts the title Germanicus Maximus.
Crispus was born the son of Constantine and of the concubine Minervina. The date of his birth is uncertain, but the year 305 is a reason-able guess.' In this connection, the significant fact is that Crispus was illegitimate. Probably on March 1, 317, he was appointed Caesar along with the infant Constantine (the future emperor Constantine II ...
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Sep 7, 2009 · Pan. Lat. 7.4 refers to Minervina, the mother of Crispus, as Constantine's wife, which seems proof that he was legitimate.
