Maximinius Daia
Max-i-mi'nus Da'za, an Illyrian peasant, a relative
of Galerius, was raised by him to the dignity of Caesar,
A.D. 305. He ruled over Syria and Egypt, and persecuted
the Christians. On the death of Galerius, in 311,
Maximinus took possession of all the Asiatic provinces.
He afterwards made war on Licinius, but was defeated,
and died by poison at Tar...
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Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus (c. 20 November 270 – July
or August 313), commonly known as Maximinus Daia or
Maximinus II, was Roman Emperor from 308 to 313. He was born
of peasant stock to the half sister of the emperor Galerius
near their family lands around Felix Romuliana; a rural area
now in the Danubian region of Moesia.
He rose to h...
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A Roman emperor (305-314), originally called Daza, and
subsequently Galerius Valerius Maximīnus. He was the nephew of
Galerius by a sister, and in early life followed the
occupation of a shepherd in his native Illyria. Having entered
the army, he rose to the highest rank in the service; and upon
the abdication of Diocletian in 305, he was adop...
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