The
Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the
Roman Empire from
Constantius Chlorus (†
305) to the death of
Julian in
363. It is named after its most famous member,
Constantine the Great who became the sole ruler of the empire in
324. The dynasty is also called
Neo-Flavian because every Constantinian emperor bore the name Flavius, similarly to the rulers of the first
Flavian dynasty in the 1st century.
Stemmata
In
italics the
Augusti and the
Augustae.
- # From relationship between Constantius Chlorus and Helena
- #*# From marriage between Constantine I and Minervina
- #*# From marriage between Constantine I and Fausta
- #*#*#No siblings from marriage between Constantius II and his first wife, daughter of Julius Constantius
- #*#*#No siblings from marriage between Constantius II and Eusebia
- #*#*#From marriage between Constantius II and Faustina
- # From marriage between Constantius Chlorus and Theodora
- #*# From marriage between Flavius Dalmatius and unknown wife
- #*# From marriage between Julius Constantius and Galla
- #*#* son, died in the purges of 337
- #*#*# No siblings from marriage between Gallus and Constantina
- #*# From marriage between Julius Constantius and Basilina
- #*#*# No siblings from marriage between Julian and Helena, daughter of Constantine I
- #* Hannibalianus (must have died before the imperial purges that occurred in 337 because he is not listed among its victims);
- #*# From marriage between Eutropia and Virius Nepotianus
Relationship to other tetrarchs
Other rulers of the
tetrarchy were related to the Constantinian dynasty:
- Maximian: adoptive father and stepfather-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, father-in-law of Constantine, stepgrandfather-in-law of Licinius
- Maxentius: adoptive brother and half-brother-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, brother-in-law of Constantine
- Licinius: son-in-law of Constantius Chlorus, half-brother-in-law of Constantine