The Constantinian dynasty can trace it's beginnings to the reign of Constantius I, a man of humble origins who was otherwise seen as an unexceptional individual up until his appointment as a bodyguard to Emperor Aurelian, of which he fought with against the secessionist Palmyrene's. Constantius I would climb the ranks of governance until he found himself as the praeses of Dalmatia, which would have in itself been a suitable place to rest if it wasn't that he was to be elevated as the Caesar to Emperor Maximian in 293. Constantius I was given the city of Treviri as his capital, and would preform his duties most admirably, first of which was to defeat the usurper Carausius, which he did with little fanfare.

To those who have relatives who had fought along side our Francese allies against the Inglese, one could find it humorous that Constantius would soon set about in defeating the then minor Frankish tribes, who were allied to Carausius's successor, Allectus, who the Caesar would defeat in battle soon after crossing the channel. After his victory against the usurper, Constantius would engage the Franks near Londinium, surely preventing a brutal sack; the Caesar did as was just, and brought upon the Franks a complete slaughter, before returning to the mainland to bring the barbarian Alemanni to heel. Constantius would find himself preoccupied along the Rhine for quite a time, finding himself facing against yet more Franks who have felt that the Caesar's sword was not properly drenched with their blood.

When the misguided persecutions of Diocletian began, Constantius I was obligated with the task of destroying churches among other horrid acts, but despite not submitting himself to the lord, at least publicly so, Constantius found himself a sympathy towards the persecuted children of our Lord, and thus depending on who you ask, either unenthusiastically complied with the edicts, or falsified reports of his compliance and enforcement of the act. Either way, it is undeniable that something pulled at the heart of Constantius I to see the acts as the barbarism they were. In 305 he found himself finally elevated to the position of Augustus, although he was forced to accept Severus as his Caesar, he nonetheless prepared to begin new campaigns in Britannia.

Constantius I would waste little time after landing on the island, moving up North against the Picts in haste, he soundly defeated the savages in battle before resting in Eboracum for the winter, here he was to rest before planning yet more campaigns up north to pacify the barbarians, and then perhaps even expand into the lands of Hibernia if successful. Alas, it is here where his story would come to a all too short and regretful end. Within the fort of what would later become the Inglese city of York, is where he would lay his head and pass from this life unto the next; it is said that as he faded into the darkness, with all his remaining strength, he named his son Constantine as his successor, and in the emotional maelstrom of the Emperors passing, the legion loudly proclaimed Constantine as their Augustus.

Constantius I was 56 years of age when he passed, and he only ruled for just 2 years. Despite his short reign one would be amiss to not recognize the impact left by him, even before his ascension to the purple, his actions as Caesar would greatly impact the events that would follow; the legacy that Constantius would usher unto this world is beyond comparison, as his son Constantine would craft a legacy unlike any other, and forge Europe's greatest dynasty. I ask of you reading now, where would the great leaders of Rome be without Constantius I? Junius I and II, Octavia, Komnenius, and now our most blessed Theodora; all of these great rulers and many more would not have been able to impart their just rule had it not been for Constantius I, who should be remembered and honored as all others.