Licinius
Li-cin'i-us, (or le-sin'e-us,) (Flavius Valerius,)
(called by some writers Pub'lius Fla'vius Gale'rius
Valeria'nus Licinia'nus,) a Roman emperor, born in
Dacia about 263 A.D., was originally a peasant. He rose
to the rank of general in the army, and gained the favour
of Galerius, who in 307 made him a partner in the
empire, with the title of August...
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Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c. 263 – 325), commonly known as Licinius, was Roman Emperor from 308 to 324.
Born to a Dacian[3][4] (Thracian) peasant family in Moesia Superior, Licinius accompanied his close childhood
friend, the future emperor Galerius, on the Persian expedition in 297. After the death of Flavius Valerius
Severus, Galerius eleva...
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A Roman emperor, ruling A.D. 307-324. He was a Dacian peasant
by birth, and was raised to the rank of Augustus by the
emperor Galerius. He afterwards had the dominion of the East.
He carried on war first with Maximinus II., whom he defeated
A.D. 314, and subsequently with Constantine, by whom he was in
his turn defeated, 315. A second war brok...
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