the son of Licinius, was gotten rid of in 326. In the same
year Crispus was also put to death. The cause of his fall is uncertain. It
involved the death of his stepmother, Fausta, the mother of Constantine's
other sons. Ultimately, the three surviving Caesars were set over
approximately equal portions of the empire. In 335 Constantine the younger
governed Britain, Gaul and Illyricum; Constans ruled Italy, Africa and
Pannonia; and Constantius was in control of Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt.
In that year Constantine appointed as a fourth Caesar his nephew,
Delmatius, to whom he intended to entrust the government of Thrace,
Macedonia and Achaea. At the same time, Annabalianus, a brother of
Delmatius, was designated as the future ruler of Pontus and Armenia, with
the title of King of Kings.

*Constantine's Christianity.* Constantine died in May, 337 A. D. shortly
after having been baptized into the Christian church. Although his mother,
Helena, was a Christian, it seems improbable that Constantine himself was
from the first an adherent of that faith. On the whole, one may say that
his attitude towards Christianity was determined largely by political
rather than religious convictions. However, his mother's influence and his
father's toleration of Christianity doubtless predisposed him to consider
the Christians with favor. He soon sought the support of the Christians on
political grounds, and his successes over his rivals seem to have
confirmed him in this policy. Finally, he appears to have seen in
Christianity the religion best suited to a universal faith for the empire.
However, Constantine himself did not raise Christianity to that position,
although he prepared the way to this end. Although he forbade the
performance of private sacrifices and magical rites, in other respects he
adhered faithfully to his policy of religious toleration. He took the
title of _pontifex maximus_, maintained the imperial cult, and until 330
issued coins with the image of the Sun-god, with whom the emperor was
often identified. His designation of Sunday as a general holiday in 321
was in full accord with this policy of toleration, for although this was
the day celebrated by the Christians as "the Lord's day," as the "day of
the Sun" it could be celebrated by pagans also. Nevertheless, he exhibited
an ever-increasing personal leaning towards Christianity, and granted
special privileges to the Christian clergy. He caused his sons to be
brought up