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Maximinus Daza
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximinus, Maximinus Daia, Maximinus II, Daza, Gaius Valerius Daza, Galerius Valerius Maximinus Daza
Roman emperor from 310 to 313
Maximinus Daza was a Roman emperor who ruled from 310 to 313, during a period when the empire was divided among multiple rulers. He is historically significant because his brief reign occurred during the critical early years of Christianity's rise in the Roman world, when different emperors pursued conflicting policies toward the new religion.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Gamzigrad
- Place of death
- Tarsus
- Father
- Galerius
- Occupation
- farmer
- Religion
- ancient Roman religion
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Daza01 pushkin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Maximinus II
- date of birth
- 0270-11-20
- date of death
- 0313-01-01
- praenomen
- Gaius
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- manner of death
- Suicide
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- relative
- Galerius
- gens
- Valeria gens
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FatherGalerius (adoptive) MotherSister of Galerius ReligionAncient Roman religion
Galerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza (Ancient Greek: Μαξιμίνος; 20 November c. 270 – c. July 313), was Roman emperor from 310 to 313. In 305 his uncle Galerius admitted him to the Tetrarchy with the rank of caesar, a controversial appointment which helped start the civil wars of the Tetrarchy in the following year. Maximinus Daza claimed the title of augustus in 310, sharing and often contesting power with Licinius. A committed pagan, he engaged in one of the last persecutions of Christians, and was the last person to hold the title of Pharaoh of Egypt. In 313 Maximinus Daza openly turned against Licinius and was routed at the Battle of Tzirallum. He died during the subsequent retreat, shortly after publishing an edict of tolerance restoring the Christians' freedoms.
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