Constantius II Is an interesting guy
One of the Late Empire guys that is really able to hold it together. The failure of Julian the Apostate in Mesopotamia is the first big crack in the downfall of the West.  Previous Message Doesn’t really go into his conversion story, the battle of the Milvian Bridge, etc. Previous Message
The conversion story is pretty clearly false, but I read a book that made a convincing case for Constantine being raised Christian by secretly Christian parents. It also suggested that the Diocletian persecution might have been partly intended to smoke out Constantius.
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 a few books about Rome i've read over the last few years - illiniranger February 24, 2026, 12:18:10
- Thanks for the recs! Trying to get back into some reading this summer. - JFG February 25, 2026, 14:57:08
- "The Rest is History" had four episodes this month on Rome and its enemies* - Potomac February 25, 2026, 12:32:29
- Side: been watching a ton of History Hit on YouTube. Medieval England - DanSaint February 25, 2026, 12:20:13
- this 1 min video about Roman soldiers popped into my feed - illiniranger February 25, 2026, 11:50:33
- Rome if you want to - biclops February 24, 2026, 21:51:03
- is the first one your favorite?* - torinese February 24, 2026, 16:28:37
- I really wish I had anything interesting to contribute to this discussion. - Sammich February 24, 2026, 16:15:01
- Curious what, if anything, the third book said about Constantine's conversion. - larue33 February 24, 2026, 15:52:30
- Are you the guy who really is always thinking about the Roman Empire?* - Sounder February 24, 2026, 12:21:52
- Are you the guy who really is always thinking about the Roman Empire?* - Sounder February 24, 2026, 12:21:49
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on February 24, 2026, 16:23:50, in reply to "Really just his policies and those of his heir Constantius and how they affected Roman society"