Constantine the Great: A Captivating Guide to the First Christian Roman Emperor and How He Ruled the Roman Empire : Captivating History : 9781647486693 : 1647486696 : 07 Apr 2020 : If you want to discover the captivating life of Constantine the Great, then keep reading... Constantine the Great is a complex figure surrounded by controversies and contradictions. The sources history left for us to read are often biased one way or the other as he is the first Christian Roman emperor. His own propaganda paints a bright picture of his actions and his personality, while on the other side, we have his political enemies who paint him in much darker colors. All of the sources available to us are either fully supporting Constantine or are strictly against him. There is no objective work that will give us any true insight on how Constantine lived, what he was thinking, and what his true motives were. In truth, contemporary historians served the purpose of writing what the people wanted to hear. T