The Edict of Milan was issued in 313 AD by which emperor?

• A. Constantine I
• B. Diocletian
• C. Hadrian
• D. Theodosius I

Answer: (A)

The key idea is religious tolerance becoming official policy in the Roman Empire. The Edict of Milan, issued in 313 AD, granted freedom of worship and restored property to Christians, ending state-sponsored persecution. It was proclaimed by Emperor Constantine I (with Licinius), after Constantine’s Milvian Bridge victory, as a move to stabilize and unify the empire under a tolerant stance toward Christians. Earlier persecutors like Diocletian are associated with harsher measures, while Theodosius I would later push Christianity to a formal empire-wide status; Hadrian’s era is far earlier and unrelated to this policy. So, Constantine I is the ruler most closely linked to this edict.