Galerius - Wikipedia
WEBFor the first, and indeed for the last time, seven emperors administered the Roman world: Galerius (East), Maximinus II (East), Licinius (Middle), Constantine I (West), Maximian (West), Maxentius (Italy), and Domitius Alexander (Africa).
Galerius | Persecution of Christians, Edict of Toleration, …
WEBGalerius (born, near Serdica, Thrace [now Sofia, Bulg.]—died 311) was a Roman emperor from 305 to 311, notorious for his persecution of Christians. Galerius was born of humble parentage and had a distinguished military career. On March 1, 293, he was nominated as caesar by the emperor Diocletian, who governed the Eastern part of the empire.
Roman Emperors DIR Galerius - Loyola University Chicago
WEBSep 29, 1996 · Caius Galerius Valerius Maximianus, more commonly known as Galerius, was from Illyricum; his father, whose name is unknown, was of peasant stock, while his mother, Romula, was from beyond the Danube. Galerius was …
Galerius, Emperor of Rome - Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe emperor Galerius (c. 250-311 A.D.) ruled over a disintegrating Roman Empire in the years just prior to its conversion to Christianity. The six-year period of his reign, from 305 to 311, marked the last official persecution of Christians in the Roman world.
Galerius - Oxford Reference
WEBA herdsman, tough and uneducated, he rose high in the army and (perhaps) became praetorian prefect of Diocletian, to whom his loyalty was unswerving. On the establishment of the tetrarchy Diocletian proclaimed him Caesar (293); he divorced his wife and married Diocletian's daughter.
Galerius | Encyclopedia.com
WEBGalerius (Caius Galerius Valerius Maximinianus) (gəlēr´ēəs), d. 310, Roman emperor (305–10). Diocletian appointed him caesar for the eastern part of the empire in 293 (Constantius I was caesar of the West). He had to conduct hard campaigns in …
Galerius, Roman Emperor - Encyclopedia.com
WEBGALERIUS, ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned 305 to 311; b. Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (Galerius Maximian), near Sardica, Illyricum, c. 250; d. 311. On March 1, 293, after a distinguished military career, he was chosen Caesar of the East by Diocletian.
Emperor Galerius AD C. 250-311 - brave and distinguished leader
WEBBorn AD ca. 250 at Florentiniana, Upper Moesia. Became emperor on 1 May AD 305. Wife: (1) Galeria Valeria (one daughter; Valeria Maximilla), (2) an unknown concubine (one son; Candidianus). Died at Nicomedia, May AD 311.
Galerius - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBGalerius (Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus, ~250 – 5 May 311), was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311. Galerius served as a soldier with distinction. When the Tetrarchy was introduced by Diocletian in 293 Galerius and Constantius Chlorus were given the rank of …
Galerius | Oxford Classical Dictionary
WEBGalerius (Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus; perhaps originally named Maximinus), of a peasant family of Dacian origin, was born in about 260 on the Danube at a place he later renamed Romuliana (modern Gamzigrad) after his mother Romula.
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