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  Valerius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valerius originally was a Roman nomen of the gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of the city.
Potitus Valerius Corvus Rufus Sulla, consul in 100
Saint Valerius, bishop of Zaragoza (in Aragon, Spain) in 290-315.
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 Wikipedia: Licinius
Of Illyrian peasant origin, after the death of Flavius Valerius Severus he was elevated to the rank of Augustus by Galerius, his former friend and companion in arms, on November 11 307, receiving as his immediate command the provinces of Illyricum.
On the death of Galerius, in May 311, Licinius shared the entire empire with Maximinus, the Hellespont and the Bosporus being the dividing line.
The defeat of the superior fleet of Licinius by Flavius Julius Crispus, Constantine’s eldest son, compelled his withdrawal to Bithynia, where a last stand was made; the battle of Chrysopolis, near Chalcedon (September 18), resulted in his final submission.
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 Licinius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aureus of Licinius, celebrating his tenth year of reign and the fifth year of his son Licinius (on the obverse).
The defeat of the superior fleet of Licinius in the Battle of Hellespont by Crispus, Constantine’s eldest son and Caesar, compelled his withdrawal to Bithynia, where a last stand was made; the Battle of Chrysopolis, near Chalcedon (September 18), resulted in Licinius final submission.
with Galerius, Constantine I, Maximinus Daia, Valerius Valens and Martinianus
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 Emperor Licinius
While Licinius was continuing his shrewd policy of alliance with Constantine, by marrying his sister Constantia at Mediolanum (Milan) in January AD 313 and confirming Constantine's famous Edict of Milan (toleration of Christians and Constantine's status as senior Augustus), Maximinus II's forces were gathering in the east, preparing to launch an attack.
Licinius' wife Constantia, who was the sister of Constantine, pleaded with the victor to spare both her husband and the puppet emperor Martianus.
And Licinius' illegitimate second son was reduced to the status of a slave labouring at a weaving mill at Carthage.
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 LicinusOV
After the defeat of the usurper Maxentius, Constantine and Licinius met at Mediolanum where Licinius allied himself with Constantine by becoming engaged to Constantine's sister Constantia, one child was born of this union, Valerius Licinianus Licinius (Licinius II).
Licinius who was still a great general assembled a huge army (150000 infantry and 15000 cavalry) and fleet of his own (to the surprise of his enemy) and engaged the forces of his brother-in-law near the banks of the Hebrus River on the 3th of July 324 where his forces were routed.
Licinius' fleet, under the command of the admiral Abantus, was overcome by bad weather and by Constantine' s fleet which was under the command of his son Crispus.
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 Roman Emperor
The founder of the short-lived Valerianan dynasty, Publius Licinius Valerianus, was of a particularly distinguished patrician, Etrurian family, the Licinii.
Licinius defeated Maximinus Daia in April 313 at Tarsus, and the latter committed suicide shortly thereafter, leaving Licinius and Constantinus the only Emperors; they governed the Empire along the usual lines of East and West, respectively, discarded the defunct Tetrarchical system, warred against one another in 316 — 317, and again in 324 — 325.
Constantius II: son of Constantinus I, grandson of Constantius I "Chlorus", grandson of Maximianus, nephew of Maxentius, half-nephew of Licinius, brother of Crispus, Constantinus II, and Constans I, half-cousin and brother-in-law of Julianus the Apostate, father-in-law of Gratianus
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 Licinius
After the death of Flavius Valerius Severus, Galerius elevated Licinius to the rank of Augustus on November 11 307.
In March 313 he married Constantia, half-sister of Constantine, at Mediolanum (now Milan), the occasion for the jointly-issued "Edict of Milan" that restored confiscated properties to Christian congregations though it did not "Christianize" the Empire as is often assumed.
In the following month (April 30), Licinius inflicted a decisive defeat on Maximinus at Heraclea Pontica, establishing himself master of the East, while his brother-in-law, Constantine, was supreme in the West.
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 306-337. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
Valerius Licinianus Licinius was to be Augustus in the west, and Constantine was to return to the rank of Caesar.
After a brief war, in which Licinius was defeated at Cibalae, a peace was made giving Constantine all of the Balkans except Thrace.
Licinius was first defeated at Adrianople (July 3) and again defeated at Chrysopolis in Anatolia (Sept. 18).
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 Licinius - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
After the death of Flavius Valerius Severus, Galerius elevated Licinius to the rank of Augustus on November 11 308.
In March 313 he married Constantia, half-sister of Constantine, at Mediolanum (now Milan), the occasion for the jointly-issued "Edict of Milan" that restored confiscated properties to Christian congregations though it did not "Christianize" the Empire as is often assumed, although it did give Christians a better name in Rome.
When his actions became known, a civil war ensued, in which he was twice severely defeated— first near Cibalae in Pannonia (October 8, 314), and next in the plain of Mardia in Thrace.
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 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 783 (v. 2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
licinius, a senator, whom Marius or­dered to be hurled down the Tarpeian rock, on the J st of January, b.
But scarcely had he gained possession of the last-named city when Licinius, who had hurried from Italy upon receiving intelli­gence of this treacherous invasion, appeared at the head of a small but resolute and well-disciplined force to resist his further progress.
315, Licinius was compelled by the decisive defeats sustained at Cibalis in Pannonia, and in the plain of Mardia in Thrace, to submit and to cede to the victor Greece, Macedonia, and the whole lower valley of the Danube, with the exception of a part of Moesia.
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Serving under Galerius, Licinius became a trusted lieutenant and a friend, aiding the tetrarch in 297 during the Persian War and as a general defending the Danube frontier.
Licinius was soon chosen to stand in line as a successor to the Tetrarchy.
Licinius had supported (for whatever reason) the Edict of Milan, granting Christianity its political freedom, and continued the edict's policy until his estrangement from Constantine brought a change of heart.
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 Valerius
Valerius was a Roman nomen of the gens Valerii, one of the oldest families of the city.
Publis Valerius Cato[?], scholar, poet 1st century BC
Valerius Messala Barbatus, married Antonia Major (consul 12 BC?)
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 Istria on the Internet - Numismatics
As a son of Licinius I, the Augustus in the East from 313 to 324, Licinius II was destined to inherit his father's Empire.
We know little of Licinius II other than the circumstances of his achieving that rank, and the fact that he was deposed in 324 and executed in 326.
As was called for in the surrender treaty of 324, the Caesar Licinius II was stripped of his rank and exiled with his father to Thessalonica, only to witness the latter's execution early in 325.
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 Roman Emperors DIR Licinius
Licinius engaged the forces of his brother-in-law near the banks of the Hebrus River on 3 July 324 where he was routed; with as many men as he could gather, he headed for his fleet which was in the Hellespont.
Licinianus Licinius 3" 1.509, and T.D. Barnes, New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine, (Cambridge, 1982), 43ff.
The arrest and death of Licinius and Martinianus are discussed by Barnes, Constantine and Eusebius, 214, Seeck, RE 13, col. 230.18ff and F. Görres, "Die Verwandtenmorde Constantin's des Grossen," ZWT, 30(1887), 360ff.
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 Flavia Julia Constantia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 313, Emperor Constantine I, who was half-brother of Constantia, gave her in marriage to his co-emperor Licinius, on occasion of their meeting in Mediolanum.
She bore a son, Valerius Licinianus Licinius, in 315, and when the struggle between Constantine and Licinius began in 316, she stayed on her husband's side.
Constantine spared Licinius life, and obliged him to live in Thessalonica as a private citizen, but the following year (325), he ordered that Licinius be killed.
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 Licinius, Valerius Licinianus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Licinius, Valerius Licinianus
In 308 he was raised to the rank of Augustus of the west by the emperor Galerius, but declined to exercise it, but when Galerius died 311 he and Maximinus Daia became joint sovereigns of the eastern provinces.
Licinius was born in a peasant family in Dacia (modern Romania).
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Licinius, Valerius Licinianus
Licinius' Machtstreben führte zum Krieg mit Konstantin, an den er 314 beinahe den ganzen Balkan verlor.
Constantine then left Licinius and Maximinus to contest dominance of the eastern half of the empire, and in 313 Licinius overcame Maximinus, and acquired the territory previously held by the latter.
Although Licinius and Constantine subsequently ruled together as coemperors for a period of 11 years, the alliance was an uneasy one.
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 ROMANORVM - Biographies
Licinius quickly came to terms with Constantine though, and was betrothed to Constantine's half-sister.
Licinius married Constantine's half sister, and both their sons were appointed their father's Caesars.
Constantine defeated Licinius in 324 in two battles, though on his sister's pleadings, Licinius and his son were allowed to live.
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 1.2.2.6.3.4 Licinius
Licinius, a friend of Galerius, became Augustus of the West on the death of Constantius.
Licinius then defeated Maximinus II to win control of the eastern empire, which he ruled until Constantine defeated him in 324.
Licinius and his young son were spared after this defeat, but later executed for plotting against Constantine.
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 LiciniusIIProvidentiaeCaess
Licinius II, AE 18mm, Grade??, The coin is well centered and on several places there are remains of silvering left.
The entire story of this coin would read: Our Lord Valerius Licinianus Licinius the noble heir to the throne.The foresight of the Caesars might indicate that they are heirs to the throne which can spare the people the unrest and all too frequent civil wars over imperial succession in the future.
The Caesars are protected/blessed by the gods and are granted victory over their enemies by the gods as shown by the symbols of victory presented by Jupiter.
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 Informat.io on Licinius
Aureus of Licinius, celebrating his tenth year of reign and the fifth year of his son Licinius.
In March 313 he married Flavia Julia Constantia, half-sister of Constantine, at Mediolanum (now Milan), the occasion for the jointly-issued "Edict of Milan" that restored confiscated properties to Christian congregations though it did not "Christianize" the Empire as is often assumed, it did give Christians a better name in Rome.
He was interned at Thessalonica under a kind of house arrest, but when he attempted to raise troops among the barbarians Constantine had him and his former co-emperor Martinianus assassinated, undermining a promise the emperor made half a year prior.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Valerius
Decimus Valerius Asiaticus[?], consul in 35 and 46
Gaius Calpetanus Rantius Quirinalis Valerius Festus[?], suffect consul 71
Caesar C. Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus (Diocletian), emperor
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 Detail Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
At the Congress of Carnuntum in November 308, Licinius was proclaimed Augustus as colleague of Galerius, with responsibility for the Danube area.
On Galerius' death, Licinius defeated Maximin Daia, and the empire was split between himself (east) and Constantine I (west).
He was deposed by Constantine I in autumn 324 and was executed in 325 on charges of attempted rebellion.
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