GALERIUS

(Caius Galerius Valerius Maximinianus)gəlērˈēəs, 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 Pannonia and Asia. Defeated by the Persians in 296, he retrieved his reputation by a resounding victory over them in 297. On the abdication of Diocletian and Maximian in 305, he and Constantius succeeded as emperors. Galerius tried to increase his power, and after Constantius died in 306 he recognized Severus (d.307) as coemperor in the West. Severus and he attempted without success to put down the claims of Maxentius. After they were defeated and Severus was captured, Galerius had Diocletian approve the appointment of Licinius as emperor of the West. Constantius' son Constantine (Constantine I) and Maximin (d.313) then both claimed power. Galerius died before the confusion was eliminated by the victory of Constantine. Galerius had prompted the persecution of Christians under Diocletian but issued (309) an edict of toleration shortly before his death.

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books on: Galerius  - 378 results

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A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present
Book by David. F. Burg; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Tax And Expenditure Limitations--History, Taxation--History, Taxation--Public Opinion--History
...rebel father and son, Severus, and Galerius) now claimed this title. Learning of Severuss defeat, Galerius organized an expedition in Thrace. But...as a pawn in Maximians bargaining with Galerius. (According to Zosimus, however...
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A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: Second Series - Vol. 1
Book by Philip Schaff, Henry Wace; Christian Literature Co., 1890
Subjects: Christian Literature, Early
...following form: "The Emperor Caesar Galerius Valerius 3 Maximinus, Invictus, Augustus...edict is an acknowledgment of defeat on Galerius part, and was undoubtedly caused in...inconsistent statement the whole matter from Galerius own point of view. 2 Latin: publicam...
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The Emperor Constantine
Book by Hans A. Pohlsander; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Constantine--I--Emperor Of Rome--D. 337, Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Constantine I, The Great, 306-337
...Diocletian conferred at Nicomedia with his Caesar Galerius on the choice of two new Caesars; Maximian and...Daia, or Daza, another army officer, who was Galerius nephew and, like Galerius himself, fiercely anti-Christian. Maxentius...
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The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395
Book by David S. Potter; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Power (Social Sciences)--Rome, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
...edict. The theme of this account was Galerius desire to seize power from Constantius...position to take. The precise details of Galerius plan were, according to Lactantius...perhaps grounded in observable reality: Galerius did promote Licinius to the rank of Augustus...
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The Emperor Constantine
Book by Hans A. Pohlsander; Routledge, 1996
...Diocletian conferred at Nicomedia with his Caesar Galerius on the choice of two new Caesars; Maximian and...Daia, or Daza, another army officer, who was Galerius nephew and, like Galerius himself, fiercely anti-Christian. Maxentius...
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The Three African Popes
Journal article by Millicent Browne; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects: African Americans--Religious aspects, Catholic Church--Race relations, Papacy--Race relations, Popes--Race relations
...Persecutions under the Emperors Decius, Valerian, Diocletian, and Galerius, to name a few recent ones, had resulted in the imprisonment...which the see of Rome was vacant. Not until the issuing by Galerius, Licinius, and Constantine of the Edict of Toleration in...
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From Saint Genesius to Kean: Actors, Martyrs, and Metatheater
Journal article by Mary Ann Frese Witt; Comparative Drama, Vol. 43, 2009
Subjects: Martyrs--Criticism and interpretation, Metatheater--Criticism and interpretation
...play his part. Rotrous first act, which takes as its subject the engagement of Diocletians daughter Valerie to Maximin (Galerius Maximian, 305-11), conqueror of the East, with whom Diocletian has chosen to share the title of emperor, approaches...
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Florus and Diocletian: A Crux in Christine De Pizan's Livre Du Corps De Policie
Journal article by Angus J. Kennedy; Medium Aevum, Vol. 67, 1998
Subjects: French literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Manuscripts, Medieval--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...la seigneurie de Romme eust eu grant deffaulte du bon gouvernement de si vaillant homme, envoierent vets lui Lentulius et Galerius, en lui priant que il voulsist retourner a Romme et prendre lempire, auxquelz il respondi: Hal dist-il, se vous eusies...
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The Last Chance
Journal article by Dalma Brunauer; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 26, 2005
...pleasant friendship at the Eastern Court where the boy boy Constantine was for all practical purposes, a hostage of the emperor Galerius. From his insinuations it would seem that Constantine deeply from the cup of mysticism offered offered to him by Simeon...


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The Emperor's State of Grace
Magazine article by Charles Freeman; History Today, Vol. 51, January 2001
Subjects: Christianity--History, Constantine I, Emperor--Influence
...immediately proclaimed Augustus in his place by his men, although this elevation was only accepted three or four years later by Galerius, Augustus in the east. Meanwhile the Tetrarchy was disintegrating and the politically astute Constantine set out to establish...
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Will It Be Pope Arinze I or Pengo II?
Magazine article by Clayton Goodwin; New African, June 2001
Subjects: Catholicity--International aspects, International relations--Religious aspects, Popes--Appointments, resignations and dismissals
...the roost. Another African pope, Militades (311314), known also as Melehiades, survived the persecution under Emperor Galerius and was in office when Emperor Constantine proclaimed Christianity as the state religion. He is said to be the first pope...
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Faith Triumphs over Persecution: The Simple and Enduring Faith of Christians Has Proven Unconquerable despite the Persecutions from Ancient Rome to Modern-Day Iraq
Magazine article by Warren Mass; The New American, Vol. 24, December 22, 2008
Subjects: Christianity--History, Christianity--Social aspects, Christians--History, Christians--Practice, Jesus Christ--History, Religious persecution--History
...Christianity. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The most brutal suffering of Christians in the Roman Empire ended in 311, when the emperor Galerius, possibly as an act of remorse for having previously persecuted Christians, issued a deathbed edict of toleration for the...
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Violence and Mission in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries: Lessons for Today
Magazine article by Alan Kreider; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 31, July 2007
Subjects: Bible, Centuries, Christianity, Christians, Religion, Religious conversion, Religious missions, Violence
...and there had been outbreaks of harrowing violence, the most recent of which occurred between 303 and 311 under Emperor Galerius. How astonishing, then, that in 312 the emperor claimant in the West, Constantine, reported that on the eve of a decisive...
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Homeland Security Circa AD 285
Magazine article by Harold B. Jones Jr.; Ideas on Liberty, Vol. 53, April 2003
Subjects: Centralization, Diocletian (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) (245?-313?), Governmental reform, National security, Rome Italy
...clamors and complaints."15 As complaints increased, the emperors felt an increasing need to get control of public opinion. Galerius convinced Diocletian that Christianity was the last obstacle to absolute rule. The persecution was carried out with the same...


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Halkidiki Haven; NIGEL WILLIAMS HAS ALL-INCLUSIVE FUN IN GREECE
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 23, 2011
...prison-fortress white tower on the waterfront to the arch of Galerius, the Roman emperor who defeated the Persians, to the Byzantine...MORE TRAVEL Going wild in Borneo Pages 14 15 The arch of Galerius, Thessaloniki, The monasteries at Mount Athos Oceania Club...
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Travel: 48 Hours in Thessaloniki
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), November 14, 2004
...White Tower, at the eastern end of Leoforos Constantinos. A few minutes walk away is the Arch of Galerius, built by the Roman emperor Galerius in AD30. Walk back towards the centre for a glimpse into the 1,500-year-old Church of Agios...
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Christmas Day and Constantine
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2010
...fire to Diocletians palace. First triumph Finally in 311, Galerius, suffering from a mortal illness, convinced of failure and...of Milan" confirming the religious toleration proclaimed by Galerius, extending to all religions and ordering the restoration of...
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Who Was Saint George? Alison Jones Investigates the Myths and Legends Behind England's Patron Saint
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), April 18, 2010
...and member of the Imperial guard. In 302AD, Diocletian, under the influence of his old gods-worshipping son-in-law Galerius, began persecuting Christians, motivated by a fire at the Imperial Palace which was falsely blamed on the followers of the...
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Bellewstown Atr
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 3, 2009
Subjects: Aircraft industry
Bellewstown Atr. PETER OHEHIR 5.45-MARCUS GALERIUS 6.15-TRADEWINDS 6.45-ADARE MANOR 7.15-LIBERTY ISLAND 7.50-DUNNE GRAND 8.20-FARINELLI (NAP) 8.50-VALAIN...
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encyclopedia articles on: Galerius  - 11 results

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Galerius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GALERIUS (Caius Galerius Valerius Maximinianus)g ler e s, d. 310, Roman emperor (305...and Maximian in 305, he and Constantius succeeded as emperors. Galerius tried to increase his power, and after Constantius died in 306 he...
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Constantine I , Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...where he was under the watchful eye of Galerius , who was caesar with Constantius. When...Maximian resigned in 305, Constantius and Galerius became emperors. Constantius requested...Constantine be sent to him in Britain, and Galerius reluctantly complied. Constantius died...
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Rulers of the Roman Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...joint emperor and successor of Diocletian, 305 6 Galerius, joint emperor with Constantius I, 305 10 Maximin, nephew of Galerius, 308 13 Licinius, appointed emperor in the West by Galerius; later emperor in the East, 308 24 Maxentius...
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Maximin , D. 313, Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...MAXIMIN , d. 313, Roman emperor (Galerius Valerius Maximinus), d. 313, Roman emperor (308 13); kinsman of Galerius. He is called Maximin Daia. He...Emperor Licinius . After the death of Galerius (310), Maximin exercised considerable...
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Maximian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...revolt of Carausius. Two new caesars, Galerius and Constantius I , were created in 293...for power among Severus (d.307), Galerius, Constantine ( Constantine I , son of...Italy; he captured Severus, repulsed Galerius, and won over Constantine, to whom...
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