At this time there were four emperors, Constantine, Licinius, Maximianus, and Maxentius 308 Maxentius defeated and killed by Constantine 312 The emperor Constantine begins to favour the christian religion 319 Licinius defeated and banished by Constantine 324 The first general Council of Nice, composed of 318 bishops, who sit from June 19th to August 25th 325 The seat of the empire removed from Rome to Constantinople 328 Constantinople solemnly dedicated by the emperor on the 11th of May 330 Constantine orders all the heathen temples to be destroyed 331 The death of Constantine, and succession of his three sons, Constantinus, Constans, and Constantius. In the reign of Constantine flourished Lactantius, Athanasius, Arius, and Eusebius 337 Constantine the younger defeated and killed by Constans at Aquilea 340 Constans killed in Spain by Magnentius 350 Gallus put to death by Constantius 354 One hundred and fifty cities of Greece and Asia ruined by an earthquake 358 Constantius and Julian quarrel, and prepare for war; but the former dies the next year, and leaves the latter sole emperor. About this period flourished Ælius Donatus, Eutropius, Libanius, Ammian. Marcellinus, Jamblicus, St. Hilary, &c. 360 Julian dies, and is succeeded by Jovian. In Julian’s reign flourished Gregory Nazienzen, Themistius, Aurelius Victor, &c. 363 Upon the death of Jovian, and the succession of Valens and Valentinian, the empire is divided, the former being emperor of the east, and the other of the west 364 Gratian taken as partner in the western empire by Valentinian 367 Firmus tyrant of Africa defeated 373 Valentinian II. succeeds Valentinian I. 375 The Goths permitted to settle in Thrace, on being expelled by the Huns 376 Theodosius the Great succeeds Valens in the eastern empire. The Lombards first leave Scandinavia and defeat the Vandals 379 Gratian defeated and killed by Andragathius 383 The tyrant Maximus defeated and put to death by Theodosius 388 Eugenius usurps the western empire, and is two years after defeated by Theodosius 392