Licinius
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Licinius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled the eastern part of the empire and is best known for co-authoring the Edict of Milan, which granted religious tolerance to Christians.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Galerius ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Adrianople (324)
ⓘ
Battle of Campus Ergenus ⓘ Battle of Chrysopolis ⓘ Battle of Tzirallum ⓘ |
| child | Licinius II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Constantinian civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy
Constantinian civil war ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinian–Licinian civil wars
|
| coRulerWith |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Galerius ⓘ Maximinus Daia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 263 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 325 ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Illyrians
ⓘ
surface form:
Illyrian
|
| givenName |
Licinius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius
|
| governmentSystem |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchy (late phase)
|
| knownFor |
civil wars against Constantine the Great
ⓘ
co-authoring the Edict of Milan ⓘ granting religious tolerance to Christians ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligiousPolicy | persecution of Christians in his territories ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Constantinian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinian dynasty (by marriage)
|
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Balkans
ⓘ
Moesia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Salonika
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalonica
|
| positionHeld |
Augustus
ⓘ
Caesar ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Galerius
ⓘ
surface form:
Galerius (in his territories)
|
| reignEnd | 324 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 308 ⓘ |
| reignStartAsAugustus | November 11, 308 ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
initial support for Christian church
ⓘ
legalization of Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Balkan provinces ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| signedDocument | Edict of Milan ⓘ |
| spouse |
Constantina
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavia Julia Constantia
|
| successor |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| surrenderedTo |
Constantinus Magnus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great
this entity surface form:
Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius
subject surface form:
Constantine the Great