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At that time, Constantine was Emperor of Roman. He became so famous that a
city in Turkey was named after him, it was called Constantinople, but today it has
been renamed Istanbul.
When Constantine became Emperor of Rome many people envied him because
they wanted to be the Emperor, and so there were always uprisings somewhere
in the Roman Empire.
Most Romans were pagans. They worshiped lots of false gods carved out of
wood or stone. Some of these gods, the Romans said, had sons and daughters.
Other Romans, like Constantine, worshiped the sun or even the moon." "That's
silly," said Sarah, "didn't they realize that the statues were useless and made by
people like themselves?" "You're right Sarah, you're a bright young lady!" said
Jabel. "To get back to the story, Constantinople was full of temples to those
pagan gods. There were lots of very big statues everywhere but like I said, the
god Constantine worshiped was the sun and on December, 25th each year there
were special celebrations in honor of its birth.
However, not all the people living in the Roman Empire were pagans, there were
city in Turkey was named after him, it was called Constantinople, but today it has
been renamed Istanbul.
When Constantine became Emperor of Rome many people envied him because
they wanted to be the Emperor, and so there were always uprisings somewhere
in the Roman Empire.
Most Romans were pagans. They worshiped lots of false gods carved out of
wood or stone. Some of these gods, the Romans said, had sons and daughters.
Other Romans, like Constantine, worshiped the sun or even the moon." "That's
silly," said Sarah, "didn't they realize that the statues were useless and made by
people like themselves?" "You're right Sarah, you're a bright young lady!" said
Jabel. "To get back to the story, Constantinople was full of temples to those
pagan gods. There were lots of very big statues everywhere but like I said, the
god Constantine worshiped was the sun and on December, 25th each year there
were special celebrations in honor of its birth.
However, not all the people living in the Roman Empire were pagans, there were