Maximinus II, Roman emperor (died 313)

Maximinus Daza

Roman emperor from 310 to 313

Galerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza, was Roman emperor from 310 to 313. He became embroiled in the civil wars of the Tetrarchy between rival claimants for control of the empire, in which he was defeated by Licinius. A committed pagan, he engaged in one of the last…