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The first Tetrarchy was instituted by Emperor Diocletian and Emperor Maximianus in 293 and lasted until c. 313. Diocletian and Maximianus appointed two Caesars, Constantius and Galerius, to aid the co-emperors in the defence of the empire. Augustus Diocletian and his Caesar, Galerius controlled the East. Augustus Maximianus and his Caesar ...
Marcus Maximian Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius Emperor Augustus (Maximian) aka Valerii (247 - Jul 310) 0 references. museum-digital person ID. 26455. 0 ...
AD286 ~ AD305. Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius was born in 250 and like many rulers began his career in the army. He was fighting along side Diocletianus when the later rose to power. In 285 Diocletianus was named Caesar and ruler of the western empire, the following year he rose to share equal power when he became Augustus.
Maxentius ( Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius) (măksĕn´shəs), d. 312, Roman emperor (306–12), son of Maximian. After Diocletian and Maximian had retired, the successor to Maximian, Constantius, died. The Romans, discontented with the shift of power away from Rome, supported Maxentius, who claimed the throne.
The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. [1] In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rights and demanding that they comply with traditional religious practices.
Severus moved towards Rome from his capital, Mediolanum, at the head of an army previously commanded by Maximian. Fearing the arrival of Severus, Maxentius offered Maximian the co-rule of the empire. Maximian accepted, and when Severus arrived under the walls of Rome and besieged it, his men deserted to Maxentius.
Apr 30, 2022 · The first tetrarchy began precisely on 1 March 293, when Constantius and Galerius were added to the existing two emperors, Diocletian and Maximian, as co-rulers, thus creating a system of two senior ( augusti) and two junior ( caesares) emperors. It is disputed when the tetrarchic system as such ended.
