Galerius
/ (ɡəˈlɛərɪəs) /
full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
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Galerius, an Illyrian herdsman, but exhibited more conspicuously upon the throne of empire the native barbarity of his character.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowHe was the natural son of Galerius, the friend and benefactor of Licinius.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward GibbonThe emergency became so pressing that a council was held by Diocletian and Galerius to determine what should be done.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William DraperHowever, Maximian and Galerius were determined to put down the faith.
Young Folks' History of Rome | Charlotte Mary YongeThe one ascribes it to lightning, and the divine wrath; the other affirms, that it was kindled by the malice of Galerius himself.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
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