Licinius
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Valerius Licinianus Licinius 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 officia
Colossal portrait head of Licinius from the theater of Ephesus. Now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Follis minted at Londinium, c. 311. Legend: imp licinius p f aug.
Triumph of Licinius on a cameo in the BnF Museum.
Solidus minted at Trier, c. 310–313. Obverse legend: licini-us p f aug.
Diocletian
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Diocletian, nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. As with other Illyrian soldiers o
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…come to be called damnatio memoriae. Family tree v t e Simplified family tree of Tetrarchs (See also: Chronological scheme of the Tetrarchy, 286–324) DIOCLETIAN Iovius Eastern Emperor 286–305 Prisca Afranius Hannibalianus (disputed) consul 292 Eutropia Maximian Herculius Western Emperor 286–305 Unknown sister…
Head of Diocletian wearing a corona civica, on display at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona.
Head of Carinus at the Centrale Montemartini.
Aureus of Diocletian minted c. 284, legend: imp c c val diocletianus p f aug.