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Licinius

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Also known as Valerius Licinianus 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. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis (AD 324), and was later executed on the orders of Constantine.

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Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius was a male politician and Roman emperor during the Later Roman Empire. Born in 0263, he held the noble title of Augustus and belonged to the Licinia gens. He practiced ancient Roman religion and was a citizen of Ancient Rome. His spouse was Flavia Julia Constantia, and he had a son named Licinius II.

Licinius died in 0325 in Thessaloniki. His manner of death was capital punishment, specifically hanging to death, and he was killed by Constantine the Great. He is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia.

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Roman emperor.name
Licinius
Roman emperor.image
Bust_of_Licinius%2C_Kunsthistorisches_Museum.jpg
Roman emperor.caption
Colossal portrait head of Licinius from the theater of Ephesus. Now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Roman emperor.succession
Roman emperor
Roman emperor.reign
11 November 308 –
Roman emperor.predecessor
Severus II
Roman emperor.successor
Constantine I (alone)
Roman emperor.regent
Galerius (East, 308–311)Constantine I (West, 308–324)Maximinus Daza (311–313)Valerius Valens (316–317)Martinianus (324)
Roman emperor.reg type
Alongside
Roman emperor.birth_name
Licinius Licinianus (?)
Roman emperor.birth_date
265
Roman emperor.birth_place
Moesia Superior, Roman Empire
Roman emperor.death_date
Spring of 325 (aged around 60)
Roman emperor.death_place
Thessalonica
Roman emperor.spouse
Flavia Julia Constantia
Roman emperor.issue
Licinius II
Roman emperor.full name
Valerius Licinianus Licinius
Roman emperor.religion
Ancient Roman religion

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  • Early reign
  • Conflict with Constantine I
  • Character and legacy
  • Family tree
  • References
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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. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis (AD 324), and was later executed on the orders of Constantine.

== Early reign == Born to a Dacian peasant family in Moesia Superior, Licinius accompanied his close childhood friend and future emperor Galerius, on the Persian expedition in 298. He was trusted enough by Galerius that in 307 he was sent as an envoy to Italy, to attempt to reach some sort of agreement with the usurper Maxentius. When Galerius went to deal with Maxentius personally after the death of Severus II, he left the eastern provinces in Licinius's care.

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