Constantine ’s move from paganism to Christianity was not immediate or consistent. But he eventually increased his support of the Church and implemented laws against certain pagan practices and ...

One of Constantine's successors, the Emperor Julian, was a devout pagan who began a revival of the old Greco-Roman religion during his brief reign from 360 to 363.

ROME – The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.

Christian Rome wasn’t built in a day. For decades after Constantine’s conversion in the early fourth century, the empire was dominated by a largely pagan elite.

ROME — The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says ...

It is believed that the original Colossus, commissioned by the emperor Constantine and produced between 313 and 315 C.E. was itself a “remake,” adapting a pre-existing pagan statue.

Why did paganism lose out to Christianity in ancient Rome and what pagan practices survived? OPEN LECTURE: Only a tiny fraction of Romans were Christian when Constantine converted. We’ll look at ...

Emperor Constantine, a convert to Christianity, had the pagan burial grounds covered up in the 4th century so the basilica could be built over the site holding St. Peter’s tomb.

A few feet from the grotto, or “Lupercale,” the Emperor Constantine built the Basilica of St. Anastasia, where some believe Christmas was first celebrated Dec. 25.