# Constantine at Trier (306)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/306-constantine-at-trier
Location: Trier
Categories: main-event

Constantine the Great was proclaimed emperor in 306 and resided for years at Trier, where he built the vast Aula Palatina basilica. Trier served as a capital of the western empire for much of the fourth century. The city became an early centre of Christianity north of the Alps.

## Why it matters
Germany's Rhineland stood at the heart of late Roman imperial power.

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Constantine the Great](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great)
- [Wikipedia – Aula Palatina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aula_Palatina)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Constantine the Great](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-I-Roman-emperor)