Maximinus Daia invaded Licinius's territory with 70,000 troops and seized Byzantium, fighting under the pagan banner while Licinius fought under the cross. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Licinius pulled off a stunning victory. Maximinus Daia, disguised as a slave, fled and chose a slow poison to commit suicide — it drove him mad and took four agonizing days to kill him. Licinius then celebrated with an unchristian bloodbath of anyone related to a former emperor.
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Maximinus Daia invaded Licinius's territory with 70,000 troops and seized Byzantium, fighting under the pagan banner while Licinius fought under the cross. Despite being heavily outnumbered, Licinius pulled off a stunning victory. Maximinus Daia, disguised as a slave, fled and chose a slow poison to commit suicide — it drove him mad and took four agonizing days to kill him. Licinius then celebrated with an unchristian bloodbath of anyone related to a former emperor.
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