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.

Aliases (1)

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	Civil wars of the Tetrarchy → Constantinian–Licinian civil wars →
coRulerWith	Constantine the Great → Galerius → Maximinus Daia →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
dateOfBirth	c. 263 →
dateOfDeath	325 →
defeatedBy	Constantine the Great →
era	Late Antiquity →
ethnicGroup	Illyrian →
givenName	Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius →
governmentSystem	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 (by marriage) →
occupation	military officer → politician →
placeOfBirth	Balkans → Moesia →
placeOfDeath	Thessalonica →
positionHeld	Augustus → Caesar → Roman emperor →
predecessor	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 → Eastern Roman Empire →
sexOrGender	male →
signedDocument	Edict of Milan →
spouse	Flavia Julia Constantia →
successor	Constantine the Great →
surrenderedTo	Constantine the Great →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edict of Milan →	associatedWith
Edict of Milan →	coAuthor
Constantine the Great →	coEmperorWith
Constantinus Magnus →	coIssuedWith
Galerius →	coRulerWith
Constantine the Great →	defeated
Diocletianic Persecution →	endedByRuler
Licinius ("Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius") →	givenName
Constantinian civil war →	hasMainBelligerent
Edict of Milan →	issuedBy
Constantine the Great →	issuedWith
Maxentius →	opponent
Constantinian civil war →	opposedBy
Galerius →	successorAsEasternAugustus