Editing Constantius Chlorus (section)

==Legend==

===Christian legends===
As the father of Constantine, a number of Christian legends have grown up around Constantius. Eusebius's ''Life of Constantine'' claims that Constantius was himself a Christian, although he pretended to be a pagan, and while Caesar under Diocletian, took no part in the Emperor's persecutions.<ref>[[Eusebius of Caesarea|Eusebius]], ''Vita Constantini'' [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iv.vi.i.xiii.html 1.13–18]</ref> It was claimed that his first wife, [[Helena of Constantinople|Helena]], found the [[True Cross]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

===British legends===
Constantius's activities in Britain were remembered in [[Welsh legends|medieval Welsh legend]], which frequently confused his family with that of [[Magnus Maximus]], who also was said to have wed a [[Saint Elen]] and sired a son named Constantine while in Britain. [[Henry of Huntingdon]]'s ''History of the English'' identified Constantius's wife Helen as British<ref>[[Henry of Huntingdon]], ''Historia Anglorum'' [[s:History of the English/Book 1#37|1.37]]</ref> and [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] repeated the claim in his 1136 ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae|History of the Kings of Britain]]''. Geoffrey related that Constantius was sent to Britain by the [[Roman Senate|Senate]] after [[Julius Asclepiodotus|Asclepiodotus]] (here a British king) was overthrown by [[King Cole|Coel]] of [[Camulodunum|Colchester]]. Coel submitted to Constantius and agreed to pay tribute to Rome, but died only eight days later. Constantius married his daughter Helena and became [[king of Britain]]. He and Helena had a son, Constantine, who succeeded to the throne of Britain when his father died at [[Eboracum|York]] eleven years later.<ref>[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' [[Wikisource:History of the Kings of Britain/Book 5#6|5.6]]</ref> These accounts have no historical validity: Constantius had divorced Helena before he went to Britain.{{sfn|Barnes|1981|pp=3–4}}

Similarly, the ''[[Historia Brittonum|History of the Britons]]'' traditionally ascribed to [[Nennius]]<ref name=mommy>[[Nennius]] ({{abbr|attrib.|Traditional attribution}}). [[Theodor Mommsen]] ({{abbr|ed.|Editor}}). [[s:la:Historia Brittonum|''Historia Brittonum''.]] Composed after AD&nbsp;830. {{in lang|la}} Hosted at [[s:la:Main Page|Latin Wikisource]].</ref> claims the inscribed tomb of "Constantius the Emperor" was still present in the 9th century in the Roman fort of [[Segontium]] (near present-day [[Caernarfon]], in [[North Wales]]).<ref name=shusher>Newman, John Henry &&nbsp;al. [http://www.mocavo.co.uk/Lives-of-the-English-Saints-St-Gilbert-Prior-of-Sempringham-Volume-3/527392/459 ''Lives of the English Saints: St. German, Bishop of Auxerre'', Ch.&nbsp;X: "Britain in 429, A.&nbsp;D.",<!--sic--> p.&nbsp;92.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321234154/http://www.mocavo.co.uk/Lives-of-the-English-Saints-St-Gilbert-Prior-of-Sempringham-Volume-3/527392/459 |date=21 March 2016 }} James Toovey (London), 1844.</ref> David Nash Ford credited the monument to Constantine, the supposed son of Magnus Maximus and Elen, who was said to have ruled over the area prior to the [[Irish invasions of Wales|Irish invasions]].<ref name=nashford>Ford, David Nash. "[http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/articles/nenniuscities.html The 28 Cities of Britain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415120312/http://www.britannia.com/history/ebk/articles/nenniuscities.html |date=2016-04-15 }}" at Britannia. 2000.</ref>