LICINIUS  [FLAVIUS See also:

• GALERIUS [GALERIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS]

GALERIUS See also:

• VALERIUS, PUBLIUS

VALERIUS LICINIANUSI, See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor, A.D . 307-324, of Illyrian See also:

• PEASANT (O. Fr. paysant, Mod. paysan; Lat. pagensis, belonging to the pagus or country; cf. " pagan ")

peasant origin, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born probably about 250 . After the See also:

• DEATH

death of Flavius Valerius Severna he was elevated to the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus by Galerius, his former friend and See also:

• COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

companion in arms, on the 11th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 307, receiving as his immediate command the provinces of Illyricum . On the death of Galerius, in May 311, he shared the entire See also:

• EMPIRE

empire with Maximinus, the See also:

• HELLESPONT (i.e. " Sea of Helle "; variously named in classical literature `EXX oirov-ros, o "EXXns a6vros, Hellespontum Pelagus, and Rectum Hellesponticum)

Hellespont and the Thracian See also:

• BOSPORUS, or BOSPHORUS (Gr. Boo-iopos=ox-ford, tradition-ally connected with Io, daughter of Inachus, who, in the form of a heifer, crossed the Thracian Bosporus on her wanderings)

Bosporus being the dividing See also:

• LINE

line . In See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 313 he married See also:

• CONSTANTIA

Constantia, See also:

• HALF

half-See also:

• SISTER

sister of See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine, at See also:

• MEDIOLANUM, or MEDIOLANIUM (mod. Milan, q.v.)

Mediolanum (See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan), in the following See also:

• MONTH
• MONTH (a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Mond, Du. maand, Dan. maaned, &c., and cognate with Lat. mensis, Gr. µi7v, &c., in other branches of the Indo-Germanic family; all ultimately from the root seen in the word for the moon in nearly all those languages

month inflicted a decisive defeat on Maximinus at See also:

• HERACLEA

Heraclea Pontica, and established himself See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East, while his See also:

• BROTHER

brother-in-See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law, Constantine, was supreme in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West . In 314 his See also:

• JEALOUSY (adapted from Fr. jalousie, formed from jaloux, jealous, Low Lat. zelosus, Gr. j'i os, ardour, zeal, from the root seen in '&u', to boil, ferment; cf. " yeast ")

jealousy led him to encourage a treasonable enterprise on the See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• BASSIANUS, JOANNES

Bassianus against Constantine . When his perfidy became known a See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war ensued, in which he was twice severely defeated-first near Cibalae in See also:

• PANNONIA

Pannonia (See also:

• OCTOBER

October 8th, 314), and next in the See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain of Mardia in See also:

• THRACE

Thrace; the out-See also:

• WARD
• WARD, ADOLPHUS WILLIAM (1837- )
• WARD, ARTEMUS
• WARD, EDWARD MATTHEW (1816-1879)
• WARD, ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS (1844-1911)
• WARD, JAMES (1769--1859)
• WARD, JAMES (1843– )
• WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1830-1910)
• WARD, LESTER FRANK (1841– )
• WARD, MARY AUGUSTA [MRS HUMPHRY WARD]
• WARD, WILLIAM (1766-1826)
• WARD, WILLIAM GEORGE (1812-1882)

ward reconciliation, which was effected in the following See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December, See also:

• LEFT

left Licinius in See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of Thrace, See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, See also:

• SYRIA

Syria and See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt, but added numerous provinces to the Western empire . In 323 Constantine, tempted by the " advanced See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age and unpopular vices " of his colleague, again declared war against him, and, having defeated his See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army at See also:

• ADRIANOPLE
• ADRIANOPLE (anc. Hadrianopolis; Turk. Edirne, or Edreneh; Slay. Odrin)

Adrianople (3rd of See also:

• JULY

July 323), succeeded in shutting him up within the walls of See also:

• BYZANTIUM

Byzantium . The defeat of the See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior See also:

• FLEET

fleet of Licinius by Flavius See also:

• JULIUS

Julius Crispus, Constantine's eldest son, compelled his withdrawal to See also:

• BITHYNIA (BtOvpta)

Bithynia, where a last stand was made; the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Chrysopolis, near See also:

• CHALCEDON
• CHALCEDON, COUNCIL OF

Chalcedon (18th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September), finally resulted in his submission . He was interned at Thessalonica and executed in the following See also:

• YEAR

year on a See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of treasonable See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence with the barbarians . See See also:

• ZOSIMUS

Zosimus ii . 7-28; See also:

• ZONARAS, JOANNES (JOHN)

Zonaras xiii .

I ; See also:

• VICTOR
• VICTOR, GAIUS JULIUS (4th cent. A.D.)
• VICTOR, SEXTUS AURELIUS

Victor, Caes . 40, 41; See also:

• EUTROPIUS

Eutropius x . 3; See also:

• OROSIUS, PAULUS (fl. 415)

Orosius vii . 28 .