Constans
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Constans (Flavius Julius Constans Augustus, c.323–350) waa a Roman Emperor.
On the death of his father Constantine the Great in 337, Constans and his two brothers, Constantine II and Constantius II, divided the Roman empire amongst themselves, but in 340 Constantine II died and Constans took over his provinces, including Britannia.
In 342, Constans and Constantius jointly decreed that "the law must be armed with an avenging sword" to rid the Empire of "those men who marry men as if they were women."[1]
Constans visited Britain in 343.
In later years Constans lost the support of the legions, who were "offended by his homosexuality".[2][3] In 350, the general Magnentius declared himself Emperor and Constans was killed.
References
- ↑ http://rictornorton.co.uk/homopho3.htm Rictor Norton, A History of Homophobia.
- ↑ DiMaio, Michael; Frakes, Robert, "Constans I (337–350 AD)", in De Imperatoribus Romanis (D.I.R.), An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
- ↑ Canduci, Alexander (2010), Triumph & Tragedy: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Immortal Emperors, Pier 9, ISBN 978-1-74196-598-8 page 131
