Maximian Quotes


I now know, by positive experience, that the God of the Christians is the only true God.


Context

The Emperor, who had persecuted many Christians by blinding them was himself going blind from an eye disease. He sought pardon from the Christians and their God. This statement he gave before the Christian bishops.


Citations

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius, 250-310, Maximian, Roman Emperor, Quoted in Eusebius of Caesarea, Life of Constantine

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Maximian (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305.