Galerius | |||||||||
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Roman emperor | |||||||||
Augustus | 1 May 305 – early May 311 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Diocletian and Maximian | ||||||||
Successor | Maximinus II and Licinius (both in the East) | ||||||||
Co-rulers | See list
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Caesar | 1 March 293[i] – 1 May 305 (under Diocletian)[3] | ||||||||
Born | Galerius Maximinus[4][5] c. 258[6][7] Felix Romuliana, Roman Dacia, Roman Empire[7] | ||||||||
Died | early May 311[8] (aged c. 53) Serdica, Dacia Ripensis, Roman Empire | ||||||||
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Spouse | Galeria Valeria[9] | ||||||||
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Father | Diocletian (adoptive) | ||||||||
Mother | Romula (alleged)[10] | ||||||||
Religion | Roman polytheism |
Galerius Valerius Maximianus[j] (/ɡəˈlɛəriəs/; Greek: Γαλέριος; c. 258 – May 311) was Roman emperor from 305 to 311. While acting as Caesar under Emperor Diocletian, Galerius obtained victory warring against the Sasanian Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299. He also campaigned across the Danube against the Carpi, defeating them in 297 and 300. Although he was a staunch opponent of Christianity, Galerius ended the Diocletianic Persecution when he issued the Edict of Toleration in Serdica (Sofia) in 311.
A recently discovered porphyry head of a tetrarch from Romuliana in modern Serbia—the birth and burial place of Galerius (293–311) [...] It is likely that the statue portrays Galerius as Caesar after his victory over the Persians in AD 297/8.
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