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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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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

His choice fell upon Gaius Galerius and Flavius Valerius Constantius, both Illyrian officers of tried military capacity.

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

When Galerius made his law in favour of the Christians, Maximin for a while pretended to give them the same kind of liberty in his dominions.

From Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation by Robertson, James Craigie

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

Naso, the Prefect, and Furca, the priest, found a congenial task in submitting the document to the Emperor Galerius, and asking his authority to proceed against the accused.

From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by Withrow, William Henry