The Caesar of the East under Diocletian's reorganized Tetrarchy, and a zealous pagan who vowed to eradicate Christianity if the gods gave him victory. He invaded Licinius's territory with 70,000 troops and seized Byzantium, but was soundly defeated despite his numerical advantage. Disguised as a slave he fled but chose a slow poison to commit suicide, which drove him mad — he ate handfuls of dirt and took four agonizing days to die.
Also known as: Maximinus Dio · Galerius Valerius Maximinus
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The Caesar of the East under Diocletian's reorganized Tetrarchy, and a zealous pagan who vowed to eradicate Christianity if the gods gave him victory. He invaded Licinius's territory with 70,000 troops and seized Byzantium, but was soundly defeated despite his numerical advantage. Disguised as a slave he fled but chose a slow poison to commit suicide, which drove him mad — he ate handfuls of dirt and took four agonizing days to die.
“The east remained unchanged, with the Augustus Galerius and the Caesar Maximinus Dio.”
“offend anyone, so the only persecutors left were in the East, Galerius and Maximinus”
“and Maximinus Dio had vowed to eradicate Christianity if the gods gave him victory.”
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