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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3846633, member: 19463&quot;]Under the Roman way of doing things, being dead compromised Constantius&#039; rank over Galerius.&nbsp; Having a bigger sword restored that position much more effectively.&nbsp; Constantine haters considered him a usurper.&nbsp; Christians thought Galerius got what he deserved on his deathbed.&nbsp; Constantine made a serious error marrying Licinius into his family which prevented him from executing Licinius as a &#039;usurper&#039; the first time he acted up.&nbsp; Did Constantine have a right to the title of Augustus?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; Did that right come from his father or his personal skills?&nbsp; We each can have our opinion on that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine as Caesar (by Maxentius)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1020130[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Diocletian must have realized too late that a Tetrarchy only works when there is some way to control which four comprise it.&nbsp; Orderly succession is the mark of a civilized system of government.&nbsp; This was a concept only slowly being developed at Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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