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Licinius surrendered, was exiled to Thessalonica, and was executed the next year on a charge of attempted rebellion. During the campaign against Maximinus, Licinius had made his army use a monotheistic form of prayer closely resembling that later imposed by Constantine.
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Apr 1, 2008 · On an uncertain date in the spring of 325, the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great had his onetime co-emperor — and now prisoner — Licinius executed for a purportedly treasonable plot.
Oct 26, 2020 · Not only did he lose his life, but so too did his son and supposed successor, Licinius the Younger, who was executed in AD 327 at Pola. And Licinius’ illegitimate second son was reduced to the status of a slave labouring at a weaving mill at Carthage .
Apr 28, 2010 · Around 320 Licinius decided Christians needed putting down. He expelled believers from the army and civil service and killed some for their faith. This was the case with the Forty Martyrs of Sevaste.
In 325 Constantine had Licinius executed for treason. During the campaign against Maximinus, Licinius had made his army use a form of prayer that invoked a single deity. On June 5, 313, he had issued an edict granting toleration to the Christians and restoring church property.
May 20, 2024 · After Cibalae, Licinius made the dux limitis (commander of a frontier army) Valens emperor, but Valens was executed before Licinius negotiated peace with Constantine early in 317. Licinius agreed to surrender all European territory except the diocese of Thracia.
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Licinius sacrificed his lieutenant without compunction and consented to hand over to Constantine Illyria and its legions, with the important provinces of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Moesia, and Dacia.
