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Did Helena belong to an influential family before she became Empress?

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Helena was not a member of a powerful or wealthy family before she became Empress. Her parents were both farmers and she had a very humble upbringing. However, after her marriage to Constantine the Great, she became one of the most powerful women in the Roman Empire.
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