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Constantine and the Cross. |
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This film, produced under in Italy in 1962 under the title Costantino il grande is a fairly well made historical fiction based on the early career of the emperor Constantine. The film portrays Constantine quite favourable, as an ambitious young officer kept from his Christian mother for all his youth. Above all, this film focuses on the very dangerous and secretive lifestyle endured by Christians during this era of persecution. Constantine is portrayed as the benevolent liberator of Christians. As well, the film does a fairly good job at showing what life would have been like at court for people such as Constantine, his wife Fausta, and the various other emperors and co-emperors. Although the basic plot of this film is fictitious, it is set in the basic backdrop of actual historical figures and events. As such, Constantine and the Cross certainly would be of interest to anyone keen on learning about the Constantinian era. |
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