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Also known as Valerius Licinianus Licinius

Valerius Licinianus Licinius (; Greek: Λικίνιος; c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis (AD 324), and was later executed on the orders of Constantine.

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Licinius was a Roman emperor who ruled from 308 to 324 and shared power with Constantine I, alongside whom he issued the Edict of Milan—a landmark decree that allowed Christians to practice their religion openly in the Roman Empire. He matters historically as a key figure in early Christian toleration and as Constantine's rival, until Constantine defeated and executed him in 324.

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Roman emperor.name
Licinius
Roman emperor.image
Bust_of_Licinius%2C_Kunsthistorisches_Museum.jpg
Roman emperor.caption
Colossal portrait head of Licinius from the theater of Ephesus. Now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Roman emperor.succession
Roman emperor
Roman emperor.reign
11 November 308 –
Roman emperor.predecessor
Severus II
Roman emperor.successor
Constantine I (alone)
Roman emperor.regent
Galerius (East, 308–311)Constantine I (West, 308–324)Maximinus Daza (311–313)Valerius Valens (316–317)Martinianus (324)
Roman emperor.reg type
Alongside
Roman emperor.birth_name
Licinius Licinianus (?)
Roman emperor.birth_date
265
Roman emperor.birth_place
Moesia Superior, Roman Empire
Roman emperor.death_date
Spring of 325 (aged around 60)
Roman emperor.death_place
Thessalonica
Roman emperor.spouse
Flavia Julia Constantia
Roman emperor.issue
Licinius II
Roman emperor.full name
Valerius Licinianus Licinius
Roman emperor.religion
Ancient Roman religion

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0325-01-01
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Gaius Valerius Licinianus Licinius
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Licinius
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Valerius Licinianus Licinius (; Greek: Λικίνιος; c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted official toleration to Christians in the Roman Empire. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Chrysopolis (AD 324), and was later executed on the orders of Constantine.

== Early reign == Born to a Dacian peasant family in Moesia Superior, Licinius accompanied his close childhood friend and future emperor Galerius, on the Persian expedition in 298. He was trusted enough by Galerius that in 307 he was sent as an envoy to Italy, to attempt to reach some sort of agreement with the usurper Maxentius. When Galerius went to deal with Maxentius personally after the death of Severus II, he left the eastern provinces in Licinius's care.

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