Edict of Milan
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The Edict of Milan (issued February 313 AD) was an agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. Constantine the Great, who ruled the Western Roman Empire, met with Emperor Licinius, who ruled the Balkans, met in Mediolanum (today’s Milan), and agreed to change their policy toward Christians. The Edict of Milan gave Christianity legal status and a reprieve from persecution.
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