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Licinius. Valerius Licinianus Licinius ( Greek: Λικίνιος; c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire.
- 11 November 308 – 19 September 324
- Ancient Roman religion
- Severus II
- Constantine I (alone)
Mar 21, 2024 · Licinius was a Roman emperor from 308 to 324. Born of Illyrian peasant stock, Licinius advanced in the army and was suddenly elevated to the rank of augustus (November 308) by his friend Galerius, who had become emperor. Galerius hoped to have him rule the West, but since Italy, Africa, and Spain
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Oct 26, 2020 · Licinius was a military leader who rose to become an Augustus under Diocletian and Galerius. He fought against Maxentius and Maximinus II Daia, and allied with Constantine to defeat the latter and share the empire.
Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan, AD 313, which granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire.
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Learn More. Edict of Milan, proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Mediolanum (modern Milan) between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313.
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Aug 8, 2016 · Licinius was a Roman emperor who ruled from 250 to 325 AD, and a plebeian gens of which several men were noteworthy. He was coemperor with Galerius, allied with Constantine I, and defeated by him in 314 AD. He was also a poet, an orator, and a legislator.
Licinius' Heritage. Valerius Licinianus Licinius, more commonly known as Licinius, may have been born ca. 265. Of peasant origin, his family was from Dacia. A close friend and comrade of arms of the Emperor Galerius, he accompanied him on his Persian expedition in 297. When campaigns by Severus and Galerius in late 306 or early 307 and in the ...
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