Galerius
Ga-le'rl-us, [Fr. Gai.ekk, gi'iaiR',] (Cai'us Vai.k'-
RIUS Maximia'.ni's,) a Roman emperor, was a native
of Dacia. and of humble origin. From the rank of private
soldier he rose to the highest commands in the
army. In the year 292 A.D. he was adopted as sou or
heir, with the title of Caesar, by Diocletian, whose
daughter he married ; and a few year...
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Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (c. 260 - April or May
311), commonly known as Galerius, was Roman Emperor from 305
to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian,
against the Sassanid Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon
in 299.
Early life
Galerius was born on a small farm estate, on the site where
he later built his pala...
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Galerius Maximiānus, usually called Galerius, Roman emperor,
A.D. 305-311. He was first made Caesar by Diocletian, whose
daughter he had married; and upon the abdication of Diocletian
and Maximianus (305 A.D.), he became Augustus or emperor. He
died in 311, of the disgusting disease known in modern times
by the name of morbus pediculosus. He w...
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