Licinius

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Roman emperor historical figure

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Licinius canonical 44
Licinius I 7
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 (52)

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

Edict of Milan → issuedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Edict of Milan → coAuthor → Licinius ⓘ
Edict of Milan → associatedWith → Licinius ⓘ
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → issuedWith → Licinius ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → coEmperorWith → Licinius ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Roman emperor Constantine the Great → defeated → Licinius ⓘ
subject surface form: Constantine the Great
Diocletianic Persecution → endedByRuler → Licinius ⓘ
Galerius → coRulerWith → Licinius ⓘ
Galerius → successorAsEasternAugustus → Licinius ⓘ
Licinius → givenName → Licinius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius
Constantinian civil war → hasMainBelligerent → Licinius ⓘ
Constantinian civil war → opposedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Maxentius → opponent → Licinius ⓘ
Constantinus Magnus → coIssuedWith → Licinius ⓘ
Edict of Toleration by Galerius → coIssuedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste → persecutedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste → persecutedUnder → Licinius ⓘ
Valeria → executedByOrderOf → Licinius ⓘ
Valeria → bodyMistreatedAfterDeathBy → Licinius ⓘ
Flavius Julius Crispus → commandedForcesAgainst → Licinius ⓘ
Galeria Valeria → associatedWith → Licinius ⓘ
Galeria Valeria → persecutedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (324) → belligerent → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (324) → commander → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (324) → relatedTo → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Tzirallum → hasParticipant → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I
Battle of Tzirallum → belligerentCommander → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I
Tetrarchic dynasty → hasPart → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Campus Ergenus → conflictCombatant → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Campus Ergenus → hasMainSubject → Licinius ⓘ
Lucius Licinius Lucullus → familyName → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → belligerent → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of the Hellespont → associatedWith → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I
Maximinus Daia → coRuledWith → Licinius ⓘ
Maximinus Daia → successorAsEasternRuler → Licinius ⓘ
Maximinus Daia → opposedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Maximinus Daia → lostBattleTo → Licinius ⓘ
Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire → heldBy → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Chrysopolis → combatant → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Chrysopolis → commander → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Chrysopolis → relatedTo → Licinius ⓘ
Siege of Byzantium (324) → hasParticipant → Licinius ⓘ
Siege of Byzantium (324) → defender → Licinius ⓘ
Siege of Byzantium (324) → opposedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Siege of Byzantium (324) → relatedTo → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Cibalae → combatant → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I
Battle of Cibalae → belligerentCommander → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I
Battle of Mardia → hasParticipant → Licinius ⓘ
Battle of Mardia → commandedBy → Licinius ⓘ
Licinius II → father → Licinius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Licinius I