biography
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Galerius
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in full Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximus
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pronunciation:
[galeerius]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.250–311)
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| biography:
| Roman emperor (305–11), born near Serdica, Dacia. He was a Roman soldier of humble extraction who rose from the ranks to become deputy ruler of the E half of the empire under Diocletian (293), and chief ruler after Diocletians's abdication in 305. He was a notorious persecutor of the Christians (303–11) until near the end of his reign, when after an illness he granted them some toleration. |
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