Galerius Maximus

Galerius Maximus was a Roman senator, who was active during the mid third century. He was suffect consul for an undetermined nundinium in the early 240s. Galerius Maximus is best known as the proconsul of Roman Africa who condemned Bishop Cyprian to death for not obeying the dictates of emperors Valerian and Gallienus and making public sacrifices.^[1]

References

^ Acta proconsularia, iii.3; English translation in W.H.C. Frend, A New Eusebius: Documents illustrating the history of the Church to AD 337, revised edition (London: SPCK, 1987), pp. 247-250

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[1] Acta proconsularia, iii.3; English translation in W.H.C. Frend, A New Eusebius: Documents illustrating the history of the Church to AD 337, revised edition (London: SPCK, 1987), pp. 247-250

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