Galerius

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Roman emperor historical figure tetrarch

Galerius was a Roman emperor of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries CE, best known for his role in the Tetrarchy and for intensifying the persecution of Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Galerius canonical	39
Roman emperor Galerius	3
Emperor Galerius	2
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus	2
Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus	1
Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus	1
Galerius (in his territories)	1
Roman Emperor Galerius	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ tetrarch ⓘ
appointedCaesarBy	Diocletian ⓘ
birthDate	c. 250 CE ⓘ
birthPlace	Dacia Ripensis ⓘ near Serdica ⓘ
built	Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica ⓘ Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica ⓘ palace complex at Felix Romuliana ⓘ
burialPlace	Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana) ⓘ
capitalOrMainResidence	Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessalonica
conflictWith	Constantinus Magnus ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great Maxentius ⓘ
coRulerWith	Constantius Chlorus ⓘ Diocletian ⓘ Licinius ⓘ Maximian ⓘ Maximinus Daia ⓘ Severus II ⓘ
deathDate	311 CE ⓘ
deathPlace	Serdica ⓘ
dynasty	Constantinian-era Tetrarchic rulers ⓘ
edictDate	30 April 311 ⓘ
fatherInLaw	Diocletian ⓘ
issued	Edict of Toleration by Galerius ⓘ surface form: Edict of Toleration in Nicomedia
knownFor	Edict of Toleration by Galerius ⓘ surface form: Edict of Toleration of 311 persecution of Christians ⓘ role in the Tetrarchy ⓘ
militaryCampaign	campaigns against the Persians ⓘ campaigns along the Danube frontier ⓘ wars against the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
militaryRank	officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ
mother	Romula ⓘ
name	Galerius self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus
policyOnChristianity	initially severe persecution ⓘ later legalization of Christianity ⓘ
positionHeld	Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
predecessorAsEasternAugustus	Diocletian ⓘ
regionRuled	Balkan provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
reignEnd	311 CE ⓘ
reignStart	293 CE ⓘ
religion	traditional Roman polytheism ⓘ
spouse	Galeria Valeria ⓘ
successorAsEasternAugustus	Licinius ⓘ
tetrarchyMemberOf	Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ surface form: First Tetrarchy Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ surface form: Second Tetrarchy
title	Augustus ⓘ Caesar ⓘ
treaty	peace with Persia after victory over Narseh ⓘ
victory	defeat of Narseh of Persia ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocletian's Tetrarchy → hasEmperor → Galerius ⓘ

Roman emperor Constantine the Great → coEmperorWith → Galerius ⓘ

subject surface form: Constantine the Great

Diocletian → successor → Galerius ⓘ

Diocletian → coEmperor → Galerius ⓘ

Diocletianic Persecution → coInitiatedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Diocletianic Persecution → endedByRuler → Galerius ⓘ

Rule of Four → firstCaesarInEast → Galerius ⓘ

Sirmium → associatedWithEmperor → Galerius ⓘ

Maximian → coRuler → Galerius ⓘ

Caesar → heldBy → Galerius ⓘ

subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)

Galerius → name → Galerius self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus

Licinius → coRulerWith → Galerius ⓘ

Licinius → appointedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Licinius → predecessor → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galerius (in his territories)

Maxentius → opponent → Galerius ⓘ

Faustina the Younger → sibling → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus

Diocles → successor → Galerius ⓘ

Edict of Toleration by Galerius → issuedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Edict of Toleration by Galerius → associatedWithRuler → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman emperor Galerius

Valeria → spouse → Galerius ⓘ

Serdica → visitedBy → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Galerius

Romula → child → Galerius ⓘ

Romula → associatedWith → Galerius ⓘ

Galeria Valeria → spouse → Galerius ⓘ

Galeria Valeria → spouseOfTitle → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman emperor Galerius

Galeria Valeria → titleGrantedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica → commissionedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica → namedAfter → Galerius ⓘ

Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana) → builtFor → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman emperor Galerius

Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana) → constructionContinuedUnder → Galerius ⓘ

Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana) → burialPlaceOf → Galerius ⓘ

Tetrarchs → hasMember → Galerius ⓘ

Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica → dedicatedTo → Galerius ⓘ

Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica → namedAfter → Galerius ⓘ

Arch of Galerius in Thessalonica → associatedWith → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Galerius

Severus II → appointedBy → Galerius ⓘ

Severus II → contemporary → Galerius ⓘ

Tetrarchic dynasty → hasPart → Galerius ⓘ

Maximinus Daia → fullName → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus

Maximinus Daia → appointedCaesarBy → Galerius ⓘ

Maximinus Daia → relatedByMarriageTo → Galerius ⓘ

Maximinus Daia → coRuledWith → Galerius ⓘ

Maximinus Daia → predecessorAsEasternRuler → Galerius ⓘ

Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire → heldBy → Galerius ⓘ

Faustina the Elder → child → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus

Carnuntum → associatedWithEmperor → Galerius ⓘ

Valeria Maximilla → father → Galerius ⓘ

Valeria Maximilla → notableRelative → Galerius ⓘ

Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki → traditionallyOpposedRuler → Galerius ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor Galerius

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius → opponent → Galerius ⓘ