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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;old49er, post: 2925744, member: 78229&quot;]Another ill fated one, Poor Crispus ... <b>Flavius Julius Crispus</b> (died 326), also known as <b>Flavius Claudius Crispus</b> and <b>Flavius Valerius Crispus</b>, was a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(title)" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" rel="nofollow">Roman Empire</a>. He was the first-born son of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I" rel="nofollow">Constantine I</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" rel="nofollow">Minervina [ATTACH=full]709439[/ATTACH]</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" rel="nofollow">In 326, Crispus&#039; life came to a sudden end: on his father&#039;s orders, he was tried by a local court at </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pula" rel="nofollow">Pola</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istria" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istria" rel="nofollow">Istria</a>, condemned to death and executed. Soon afterwards, Constantine had his own wife, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausta" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fausta" rel="nofollow">Fausta</a>, killed; she was drowned in an over-heated bath.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minervina" rel="nofollow">The reason for this act remains unclear and historians have long debated Constantine&#039;s motivation. </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosimus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosimus" rel="nofollow">Zosimus</a> in the 5th century and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joannes_Zonaras" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joannes_Zonaras" rel="nofollow">Joannes Zonaras</a> in the 12th century both reported that Fausta, stepmother of Crispus, was extremely jealous of him. She was reportedly afraid that Constantine would put aside the sons she bore him. So, in order to get rid of Crispus, Fausta set him up. She reportedly told the young Caesar that she was in love with him and suggested an illegitimate love affair. Crispus denied the immoral wishes of Fausta and left the palace in a state of shock. Then Fausta said to Constantine that Crispus had no respect for his father, since the Caesar was in love with his father&#039;s own wife. She reported to Constantine that she dismissed him after his attempt to rape her. Constantine believed her and, true to his strong personality and short temper, executed his beloved son. A few months later, Constantine reportedly found out the whole truth and then killed Fausta. Copyright @ Wikipedia[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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