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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.
Licinius (died 325) 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.
Oct 26, 2020 · Licinius. Franco C. | Ancient Civilizations, Decline of Rome, Roman Empire | December 1, 2023. Valerius Licinius Licinianus. (AD ca. 250 – AD 324) Licinius was born in Upper Moesia in about AD 250 as the son of a peasant. He rose through the ranks of the military and became the friend of Galerius.
Aug 8, 2016 · Licinius, 250–325, Roman emperor. He became coemperor with Galerius, being given the rule of Illyricum (308); after the death of Galerius he added Greece and Thrace to his territories. He allied himself with Constantine I and defeated Maximin in 313, thus becoming sole ruler in the East.
5 days ago · Quick Reference. Roman emperor, born of peasant stock in (new) Dacia perhaps in the 260s ad, became a close friend and comrade-in-arms of Galerius, who at Carnuntum (308), when Diocletian refused to leave retirement, created him a second Augustus in the tetrarchic system (rule by four emperors).
Jul 19, 1998 · 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.
Marcus Licinius Crassus (/ ˈ k r æ s ə s /; 115 – 53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. He is often called "the richest man in Rome".
Flavius Galerius Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c. 250 - 325) was Roman emperor from 308 AD to 324 AD. Licinius went with his close friend the Emperor Galerius on the Persian expedition in 297. After the death of Flavius Valerius Severus, Galerius declared Licinius emperor honorific in the West in 308. On the death of Galerius, in May 311 ...
Feb 23, 1997 · 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.
The ancient Roman emperor Licinius ruled during an era when Christianity was a critical issue within the empire. It was not yet established as an accepted religion, and its followers suffered repeated persecutions.
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