Licinius
Roman emperor from 308 to 324
b. c. 263 · d. 325
Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis, and was later executed on the orders of Constantine.
Related people
- Julian the Apostate relative of · traditional
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- Felix Romuliana birth
- Thessalonica death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- On the Deaths of the Persecutors (De Mortibus Persecutorum) 1 claim — Licinian persecution