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Galerius Valerius Maximianus (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɛər i ə s /; Greek: Γαλέριος; c. 258 – May 311) was Roman emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sasanian Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299.
Galerius 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.
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The 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.
2 days ago · Overview. Galerius. (d. 311) Quick Reference. Of peasant stock, was born in the ad 250s on the Danube. A herdsman, tough and uneducated, he rose high in the army and (perhaps) became praetorian prefect of Diocletian, to whom his loyalty was unswerving.
Galerius (born near Serdica, Thrace [now Sofia, Bulg.] —died 311) was a Roman emperor from 305 to 311, notorious for his persecution of Christians. He was born of humble parentage and had a distinguished military career.
Sep 28, 2020 · Galerius was born in about AD 250 in a little Danubian village near Florentiana in Upper Moesia. He ruled over Rome as emperor from AD 305 to AD 311.
Galerius (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 Caesar.
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