Download or read book Constantine and the Conversion of Europe written by A. H. M. Jones and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantine the Great was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD. As emperor, Constantine enacted many administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. The government was restructured and civil and military authority separated. A new gold coin, the solidus, was introduced to combat inflation. It would become the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years.