<sod> '''Constantius II''' was the most gifted of the three sons of [[Constantine I|Constantine I the Great]] and [[Fausta]].
 
 He was born in [[Illyricum]] and named [[Caesar]] (Junior [[Emperor]]). When his father died in [[337]] AD he was the leading individual in the massacre of family members. He ruled the Eastern section of the Empire  but when [[Constantine II]] died trying to overthrow [[Constans]] in [[Italy]] he turned his attention to the West.
 
 <eod> <sod>'''Constantius II''' was the most gifted of the three sons of [[Constantine I the Great]] and [[Fausta]].
 
 He was born in [[Illyricum]] and named [[Caesar]] (Junior [[Emperor]]). When his father died in [[337]] AD he was the leading individual in the massacre of family members. He ruled the Eastern section of the Empire  but when [[Constantine II]] died trying to overthrow [[Constans]] in [[Italy]] he turned his attention to the West.
 
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