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<p>[QUOTE="OutsiderSubtype, post: 5165564, member: 112457"]The young Constantine was brought to the courts of Diocletian and Galerius for military and political seasoning. Some say he was a hostage. Others like Stephen Williams, the biographer of Diocletian, say calling him a hostage is inaccurate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lactantius says that when Diocletian and Maximian retired, everyone expected Constantine to be named as one of the new Caesars. Diocletian called an army assembly at his court at Nicomedia.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The assembly waited in tense anticipation for the names to be announced. [Diocletian] then said that the Caesars were to be Severus, and Maximinus. There was general amazement. Constantine stood prominently nearby, and men began to wonder whether he had not changed his name to Maximinus. But then, in the full view of everyone, Galerius reached back his hand, brushing Constantine aside, and drew Daza forward ...</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Lactantius was a Christian, writing against the persecutors, and became an advisor to Constantine. So probably take that story with a grain of salt.</p><p><br /></p><p>As tensions rose after Diocletian's retirement, Constantine and his father realized that Constantine's position at the court of Galerius was becoming untenable. Constantius asked Galerius to send him his son back. The story is Constantine caught Galerius in a good mood after dinner and got him to agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin of Maximinus II Daia, whose elevation Lactantius said was so surprising. It is from Nicomedia.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1210447[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="OutsiderSubtype, post: 5165564, member: 112457"]The young Constantine was brought to the courts of Diocletian and Galerius for military and political seasoning. Some say he was a hostage. Others like Stephen Williams, the biographer of Diocletian, say calling him a hostage is inaccurate. Lactantius says that when Diocletian and Maximian retired, everyone expected Constantine to be named as one of the new Caesars. Diocletian called an army assembly at his court at Nicomedia. [I]The assembly waited in tense anticipation for the names to be announced. [Diocletian] then said that the Caesars were to be Severus, and Maximinus. There was general amazement. Constantine stood prominently nearby, and men began to wonder whether he had not changed his name to Maximinus. But then, in the full view of everyone, Galerius reached back his hand, brushing Constantine aside, and drew Daza forward ...[/I] Lactantius was a Christian, writing against the persecutors, and became an advisor to Constantine. So probably take that story with a grain of salt. As tensions rose after Diocletian's retirement, Constantine and his father realized that Constantine's position at the court of Galerius was becoming untenable. Constantius asked Galerius to send him his son back. The story is Constantine caught Galerius in a good mood after dinner and got him to agree. Here is a coin of Maximinus II Daia, whose elevation Lactantius said was so surprising. It is from Nicomedia. [ATTACH=full]1210447[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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