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orig. Flavius Valerius Constantius
(Latin; " the Pale ")
born 0441; 250, Dacia Ripensis
died summer 306, Eboracum, Britain
Roman emperor and father of Constantine I .
A member of the tetrarchy (four-person ruling body) with his adoptive father Maximian , Diocletian , and Galerius , he was made caesar (subemperor) in the West (293305) and later caesar augustus (senior emperor) (305306). As ruler of Gaul , he subdued rebellion in Britain (296), ended piracy, restored the frontier, and largely ignored edicts against Christians.
Constantius I Chlorus, marble bust; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
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