Explore the sunken remains of an early ... not the basilica is where the First Council of Nicaea was held. Ordered by Emperor Constantine, it is one of the foundational events of Christianity.

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

“There he laid plans for the Basilica ... Christian soldiers the opportunity to attend religious services. He prohibited crucifixion.” Sis said Constantine established the right of the church ...

In the early fourth century CE, the newly Christian Constantine commissioned the ... to build a large church in a basilica style within Roman Jerusalem. Eusebius of Caesarea, a bishop present ...

Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher ... during the first year of work involve the remains of the early Christian liturgical basilica — a construction site of the Constantinian age ...

Miltiades was pope when Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which gave Christianity ... Basilica, as well as churches over some martyrs’ graves. This should not be seen as some effort at ...

Uncover the sunken remains of a 4th-century basilica in Turkey ... for hundreds of years, the church could reveal crucial insights into the early days of Christianity. Join a team of international ...