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  1. In the 4th century, Constantine
  2. became emperor of the Roman
  3. Empire. He made his seat in
  4. Byzantium, in northwest Asia
  5. Minor. Byzantium remained the
  6. capital city of the provinces
  7. Palestine, Samaria, Galilee and
  8. Judea until 638. While the de-
  9. tails of Constantine's baptism
  10. are uncertain, it appears that
  11. he was a practising Christian
  12. who rapidly became involved in
  13. religious affairs throughout the
  14. empire.
  15.