Galerius

British  

/ ɡəˈlɛərɪəs /

noun

1. full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 _ad , Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians

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Example Sentences

There's a building there called the Rotunda which is an absolute must-see It's a round, beautiful, reddish stone building, built around 300AD by emperor Galerius to be his mausoleum.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011

This is an attempt to look beneath the surface, and a soothing tribute to the feelings of those who admire Galerius and Calvin and Gregory the Thirteenth.

From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

After six years of this joint reign, they took two other partners, Galerius and Constantius.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

The most energetic persecutors were Maximian and Galerius, while in Gaul Constantius made little or no effort to molest the Christians.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

To cement the tie between the Caesars and the Augusti, Diocletian adopted Galerius and gave him his daughter in marriage, while Maximian bound Constantius to himself in the same way.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly