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Decius in Roman Biography

Decius, dee'sbe-us, [Fr. Dece, dis,] (Caius Messius Quintus TrajanusJ a Roman emperor, born in Pannonia about 200 a.d. He was Governor of Mcesia, under Philip, when his army proclaimed him emperor. A battle follower! between the two rivals, in which Philip was defeated and killed, 249 a.d. Decius persecuted the Christians with great cruelty. In a b...

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Eugenius in Roman Biography

Eugenius, a Gaul, who was noted for his rhetorical talents, and was proclaimed emperor about 392 a.d. He was defeated by Theodosius and put to death in 394....

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Gallus in Roman Biography

Gallus, (Caius Cornelius,) an eminent Roman poet and courtier, was born at Forum Julii (Frejus) about 66 B.C. He served in the army under Octavius, who received him into his favour and confidence and gave him a high command in the war against Antony. After the death of Antony, about 30 B.C., Augustus appointed Gallus Governor of Egypt, which he rul...

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Horace in Roman Biography

Horace, hor'ass, [Lat. Hora'tius; Fr. Horace, o'rJUs'; Or. Horaz, bo-rits'; It. Orazio, o-rat'se-o,]or, more fully, Quin'tus Hora'tius Flac'cus, an excellent and popular Latin poet, born at Venusia, (now Venosa,) in Italy, in December, 65 B.C. His father was a freednian, who gained a competence as a coactor, (collector of indirect taxes or of the p...

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Livia in Roman Biography

Liv i-a, |Fr. Livie, le've',}- or, more fully, Livl-a Dru-sil'la, a Roman empress, born in 58 B.C., was first married to Tiberius Nero. After becoming the mother of Tiberius and Drusus Germanicus, she was married in 38 B.C. to the emperor Augustus, over whom she acquired an ascendency which she retained until his death. She persuaded him to adopt ...

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Constantine III in Roman Biography

Constantine (or Constantinus) III., (Flavius Heraclius,) called No'vus, Emperor of the East, born in 612 A.D., was the son of the emperor Heraclius and Eudoxia. At the death of his father, in 641, he became a partner in the empire with his half-brother Heracleonas. After a reign of three months, he died, or was poisoned by Martina, his step-mother....

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Constantine I in Roman Biography

Con'stan-tine, [Lat. Constanti'nus ; Gr. Kuvaruvtwoc ; Fr. Constantin, k6N'st6.N'taN' ; Ger. Constantin, kon-stan-teen'; It. Constantino, kon-stan-tee'no; Dutch, Konstantijn, kon-stan-tin',] (Flavius Valerius Aurelius,) surnamed the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, born in 272 A.D., was the son of the emperor Constantius Chlorus and his ...

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Constantius I Chlorus in Roman Biography

Con-stan'tl-us (kon-stan'shg-iis) X, commonly called Constantius -chlo'rus, [Fr. Constance Chloke, koN'stoNs' kloR.j (Flavius Valerius,) a Roman emperor, born about 250 A.D., was the son of Eutropius, and father of Constantine the Great. In 292, Diocletian and Maximian, in order to divide the labours of the administration, chose Galerius and Consta...

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Constantius II in Roman Biography

Constantius [Fr. Constance, k6N'stdNs'] H., (Flavius Julius,) the third son of Constantine I., Emperor of Rome, was born at Sirmium in 317 A.D. By his father's will he inherited the Asiatic provinces and Egypt in 337. It is said that he ordered or permitted the massacre of his father's nephews, brother, etc. at the time of his accession. During ne...

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Carus in Roman Biography

Ca'rus, (Marcus Aurelius,) a Roman emperor, born at Narbo, (now Narbonne.) Under the emperor Probus he held the high office of prefect of the praetorium. At the death of Probus in 282 A.D., Carus was elected his successor by the army. In 283 he marched against the Persians, leaving his son Carinus to govern Italy. Having taken Seleucia and Ctesipho...

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