A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

1386 CHRONOLOGICALI TABLES OF
A.D. A.D.
Eumenius delivers his oration Pro In- Constantini 3: Galerii 4: Licinii 2. -- Gastaurandis Scholis. lerius declares Constantine and Maxi300 Coss. Fl. Val. Constantius Caesar III. minus Augusti. There are thus four
Gal. Val. Maximianus Caesar III. Augusti: 1. Galerius. 2. Licinius. 3. ConDiocletiani 17: Maximiani 15. stantine. 4. Maximinus, besides the
301 Coss....... Titianus II. usurper Maxentius........ Nepotianus. 309 Annus I. post consulatui. M. Aur. Val. MaxDiocletiani 18: Maximiani 16. —Hormis- imiani X.
das II. succeeds Narses king of Persia. Imp.C.G.V. Maxi302 Coss. Fl. Val. Constantius Caesar IV. mianiAug. VII.
Gal. Val. Maximianus Caesar IV. Constantini 4: Galerii 5: Licinii 3.-Sapor
Diocletiani 19: Maximiani 17. —Diocletian II. succeeds Hormisdas II. as king of
and Maximianus triumph. Persia.
303 Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus 310 Annus II. post consulatum M. Aur. Val.
Aug. VIII. Maximiani X.
Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Imp. C. G. V.
Aug. VII. Maximiani
Diocletiani 20: Maximiani 18. - Persecu- Aug. VII.
tion of the Christians. Diocletian cele- Constantini 5: Galerii 6: Licinii 4.-Maxibrates the Vicennalia at Rome. mianus, the colleague of Diocletian, is put
304 Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus to death at Massilia.
Aug. IX. Eumenii Panegyricus Constantino.
Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus 311 Coss. Imp. Caes. Gal. Val. Maximianus
Aug. VIII. Aug. VIII.
Diocletani 21: Maxiniiani 19. —Diocletian (Imp. Caes. Val. Licinianus Licinius
enters upon his consulship at Ravenna, on Aug.)
Januarv 1st, and is at Nicomedia at the Constantini 6: Licinii 5. —Edict to stop
close of the year. the persecution of the Christianls. Death
305 Coss. Fl. Val. Constantius Caesar V. of Galerius. Licinius and Maximinus
Gal. Val. Maximianus Caesar V. divide the East between them.
Diocletian abdicates at Nicomedia on May Eumenii Gratiarum Actio Constantino.
1st, and compels Maximiamls to do the 312 Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Val. Constantinus
same. Constantius and Galerius, the Cae- Aug. II.
sars, are declared Augusti; and Severus Imp. Caes. Val. Licinianus Licinius
and lMacximinus Daza are declared the Aug. II.
Caesars. Constantini 7: Licinii 6. —War of ConCONSTANTIUS I. and GALERIUS emperors. stantine and Maxentius. Constantine
306 Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Val. Constantius marches into Italy. Maxentius is finally,
Aug. VI. defeated at Saxa Rubra, not far from the
Imp. Caes. Gal. Val. Maximianus Cremera, and perishes in his flight, in the
Aug. VI. Tiber, October 27. The Indictions comSiaf. P. Cornelius Anulinus. mence September 1st.
Constantii 2: Galerii 2.- Death of Con- Iamblichus flourished.
stantius at York in Britain. CONSTAN- 313 Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Val. Constantinus
TINUS, who was in Britain at the time, Aug. III.
assumes the title of Caesar, and is acknow- Imp. Caes. Val. Licinianus Licinius
ledged as Caesar by Galerius, SEVERus, Aug. III.
the Caesar, was proclaimed Augustus by Constantini 8: Licinii 7. -Constantine and
Galerius. MAXENTIUS, the son of Maxi- Licinius meet at Milan: Licinius marries
mianus, is proclaimed emperor by the Constantia, the sister of Constantine.
praetorian troops at Rome, but his autho- War between Licinius and Maximinus:
rity is not recognised by the two Augusti the latter is defeated at Heracleia on
and the two Caesars. -The commence- April 30th, and dies a few months afterment of Constantine's reign is placed in this wards at Tarsus. Constantine and Licinius
year, though he did not receive the title of thus become the sole Augusti. Edict in
Augustus till A. D. 308. favour of the Christians. Death of DioCONSTANTINUS I. begins to reign. cletian.
Vopiscus publishes the life of Aurelian. 314 Coss. C. Ceionius Rufius Volusianus II.
307 Coss. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus IX......... Annianus.
Fl. Val. Constantinus Caesar. Constantini 9: Licinii 8. - War between
Constantini 2: Galerii 3.- Severus is de- Constantine and Licinius. Licinius is defeated and slain by Maxentius in Italy. feated first at Cibalis in Pannonia, and
Galerius makes an. unsuccessful attack afterwards at Adrianople. Peace is then
upon Rome. concluded on condition that Licinius should
LIcINIUS is declared Augustus by Galerius. resign to Constantine Illyricum, MaceGalerius confers the title of Filii Augus- donia, and Achaia.
torum upon Constantine and Maximinus. 315 Coss. Imp. Caes. Fl. Val. Constantinus
308 Coss. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus X. Aug. IV.
Imp. Caes. Gal. Val. Maximianus Imp. Caes. Val. Licinianus Licinius
Aug. VII. Aug. IV.