See also:

• MARCUS

MARCUS AURELIUS See also:

• VALERIUS, PUBLIUS

VALERIUS See also:

• MARCUS AURELIUS VALERIUS MAXENTIUS

MAXENTIUS  , See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

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

emperor from A.D . 306 to 312, was the son of See also:

• MAXIMIANUS
• MAXIMIANUS, MARCUS AURELIUS VALERIUS

Maximianus Herculius, and the son-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 of See also:

• GALERIUS [GALERIUS VALERIUS MAXIMIANUS]

Galerius . Owing to his vices and incapacity he was See also:

• LEFT

left out of See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account in the See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the See also:

• EMPIRE

empire which took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in 305 . A variety of causes, however, had produced strong dissatisfaction at See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome with many of the arrangements established by See also:

• DIOCLETIAN (GAIUs AURELIUS VALERIUS DIOCLETIANUS) (A.D. 245–313)
• DIOCLETIAN, EDICT OF (De Pretiis rerum venalium)

Diocletian, and on the 28th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 306, the public discontent found expression• in the See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre of those magistrates who remained loyal to Flavius See also:

• VALERIUS, PUBLIUS

Valerius See also:

• SEVERUS
• SEVERUS, SULPICIUS (c. 363–c. 425)

Severus and in the See also:

• ELECTION
• ELECTION (from Lat. eligere, to pick out)

election of See also:

• MAXENTIUS, MARCUS AURELIUS VALERIUS

Maxentius to the imperial dignity . With the help of his See also:

• FATHER

father, Maxentius was enabled to put Severus to See also:

• DEATH

death and to repel the invasion of Galerius; his next steps were first to banish Maximianus, and then, after achieving a military success in See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa against the rebellious See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor, L . Domitius See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander, to declare See also:

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

war against See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine as having brought about the death of his father Maximianus . His intention of carrying the war into See also:

• GAUL
• GAUL, GILBERT WILLIAM (1855— )

Gaul was anticipated by Constantine, who marched into See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . Maxentius was defeated at Saxa Rubra near Rome and drowned in the See also:

• TIBER (anc. Tiberis; Ital. Tevere)

Tiber while attempting to make his way across the Milvian See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge into Rome . He was a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of brutal and worthless See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character; but although See also:

• GIBBON
• GIBBON, EDWARD (1737–1794)

Gibbon's statement that he was " just, humane and even partial towards the afflicted Christians " may be exaggerated, it is probable that he never exhibited any See also:

• SPECIAL

special hostility towards them . See De See also:

• BROGLIE, DE

Broglie, L'Eglise et l'empire Romain au quatrieme sacle (1856-1866), and on the attitude of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans towards See also:

• CHRISTIANITY

Christianity generally, app . 8 in vol. ii. of J . B .

See also:

• BURY
• BURY, JOHN BAGNELL (1861- )

Bury's edition of Gibbon (See also:

• ZOSIMUS

Zosimus ii . 9—18; See also:

• ZONARAS, JOANNES (JOHN)

Zonaras xii . 33, xiii. r; Aurelius See also:

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

Victor, Epit . 40; See also:

• EUTROPIUS

Eutropius, X . 2) .