Use this excerpt from sozomen's ecclesiastical history to answer the following question: the emperor, always intent on the advancement of religion, erected splendid christian temples to god in every place—especially in great cities such as nicomedia in bithynia, antioch on the orontes, and byzantium. he greatly improved this latter city, and made it equal to rome in power and influence; for when he had settled his empire as he was minded, and had freed himself from foreign foes, he resolved on founding a city which should be called by his own name, and should equal in fame even rome. --public domain who is the emperor described in this excerpt?

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for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.