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Galerius

250 - 311

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Galerius Valerius Maximianus (; Greek: Γαλέριος; c. 258 – May 311) was Roman emperor from 305 to 311. While acting as Caesar under Emperor Diocletian, Galerius obtained victory warring against the Persian Sassanian Empire, defeating Narseh at the battle of Satala in 298 and possibly sacking the Sassanian capital of Ctesiphon in 299. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Galerius has received more than 947,706 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Galerius is the 500th most popular politician (up from 551st in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 6th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Serbian Politician.

Galerius was the emperor of the eastern Roman Empire from 305 to 311. He is most famous for his edict of toleration, which granted religious freedom to Christians, Jews, and other religions.

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  • 950k

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  • 73.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Galerius ranks 500 out of 19,576. Before him are Merneptah, Gorm the Old, Heraklonas, Charles IV of France, Charles I of England, and Nurhaci. After him are Alfred Rosenberg, Murad V, Honorius, Isabella II of Spain, Frederick William III of Prussia, and Władysław II Jagiełło.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 250, Galerius ranks 2. Before him is Helena. After him are Constantius Chlorus, Saint Maurice, Lactantius, Pope Caius, Saint Florian, Pope Miltiades, Carinus, Pope Marcellinus, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Pope Eusebius. Among people deceased in 311, Galerius ranks 2. Before him is Diocletian. After him are Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, and Methodius of Olympus.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Galerius ranks 10 out of 661. Before him are Slobodan Milošević (1941), Decius (201), Romulus Augustulus (460), Maximian (240), Licinius (263), and Mileva Marić (1875). After him are Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), Valentinian I (321), and Gratian (359).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Galerius ranks 7. Before him are Constantine the Great (272), Odoacer (433), Slobodan Milošević (1941), Decius (201), Maximian (240), and Licinius (263). After him are Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), Valentinian I (321), and Gratian (359).

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