Constantine was born within the fourth caliphate. At the time of Constantine a caliphate was a measure of time. The church recorded A.D. for the time after the birth of Jesus. A caliphate was also a measure of time, but, determined according to the expanse of the acceptance of the teachings. Any caliph wasn't so much a manical madman at the top of some feeding chain while oppressing others. A caliph was more or less a pope, but, of different teachings. It is extremely noteworthy that while Constantine was born within the fourth caliphate, it was the last of the caliphates. The map below show the growth of the one through four caliphates.
Constantine was born in Syria. They baptized him in Syria.
It was Constantine that would begin 'the formal church' which engaged power as well as prayer.
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Constantine as Pope rejected the authority of Rome. He instead took an name different from the previous Popes. Constantine was considered an eastern name after Constantinople. Constantine never allowed Rome to be brought into the worship of the faith. Constantine held councils to decide the depth and direction of the church.
Pope Constantine made the Roman Catholic faith autonomous and powerful. Any time faith enters the picture in a time line it carries with it power. Power because it decides the terms of life ever after or death or worse a life with Satan. This development of power by faith, in this case, was pursued to bring about an understanding of morality. It consolidated human activity into what one can say is social engineering. Constantine realized his power and grew far greater in power than Rome, hence, Eastern Rome.
This social order based in faith would manifest later as well in the Middle Ages.
What is occurring in the Middle East today is faith based social order.
