The Story of Constantinople

The groundwork for the war had been laid at some point after he defeated lycinius. Tensions were kept to a low simmer until the mid three thirties when constantine decided to confer upon his step nephew, hannibalianus, the title king of kings of the pontic people. The sisonid king invaded ar menia and deposed the christian king which could not have played more into constantine's hands. And the old emperor began to gear up for one last great campaign, but he would never make it out of bethynia. Not long after easter three 37, the emperor fell ill and left constantinople to recover at the hot baths