The Order protects and diffuses the ecumenical spirit, promoting greater general knowledge of the tradition of the Eastern Holy Roman Empire, encourages the human, spiritual, moral and religious training of the Knights and Ladies, fostering initiatives linked to the religious nature of the Order. The Order exercises its sovereign functions and activity in the hospital field, including social and health care. The Order, true to the precepts of Our Lord Jesus Christ, wishes to affirm and disseminate the Christian virtues of charity and humanity, without distinction of religion, race, origin or age. Subsequently in honor of his Mother Helene, the name of the Order was changed to Imperial Order of Constantine the Great and Saint Helen and the to this day, other Knights and Ladies were initiated and became Members of the Order for their and devotion in the defense of the faith, service to the ill, to the poor, to churches which refer to the teachings of Jesus Christ and for the care, through works of mercy, of the ill and the needy. Initially only fifty (50) Knights who had displayed extreme bravery in action were invited to become Members of this Order. The Imperial Constantinian Order of Constantine the Great was decreed by Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. The latter took the Seljuk capital Iznik, and forced the Seljuks to migrate to Konya, in the center of Anatolia. In the centuries that followed, Anatolia was the scene of conflicts between the Seljuks, Byzantines and the Crusaders. It emphasizes the caravansaray of Agzikarahan, constructed in Century XIII. The caravansarays are scattered throughout Anatolia, spaced about 30 km apart, and in times of war, they served as defense posts for the territory. In addition, they built numerous caravanserais or caravans (literally, palace of caravans), a kind of refuge so that the caravans that transited the Silk Road, will sleep safely on their way some had additional services to the hospitality, such as nursing, stables and mosques.
After the capture of Kayseri in 1082, the Seljuks began a large urban expansion in the region, building mosques in Kayseri, Aksaray, Niğde and other cities, and a medical academy in 1206. The Seljuks, considered direct ancestors of the Western Turks, began to arrive in Cappadocia from the eleventh century, after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 where they defeated the Byzantine army, and began the gradual conquest of the territory. In the third century, commercial relations between Cappadocia and the regions of Izmir and Ephesus were so developed that coins were issued with the names of these cities. The garrisons increased and became fortresses under Trajan, who also built military roads in the region. Two Roman legions would form permanent garrisons under Emperor Vespasian, who sought to protect his province of Levante. Later, the Ariobarzanes dynasty would end, and the region would maintain its tributary independence until year 17 A.D., when the Emperor Tiberio would reduce to the region to be a Roman province. In the civil war that Rome held before the accession to power of Julius Caesar, Cappadocia changed sides between Pompey and Caesar. However, Ariobarzanes could not begin his reign until thirty years later, when Rome paved the way for him by setting aside the Armenian kings. Cappadocia then chose a local leader named Ariobarzanes I, with the support of Rome, in 93 BC. When liquidated along with his army, he brought with him internal struggles that marked the end of the dynasty. C., Ariarates V marched next to the Roman proconsul Crassus against Aristónico, that reclaimed the throne of Pérgamo. From then on, Cappadocia always allied with the Republic. Cappadocia began its long history of relations with Rome, under the reign of Ariarates IV, first as enemies (supporting the cause of Antiochus the Great), and then as allies, fighting against Perseus of Macedonia.
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