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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21677" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21677" /> == | ||
<p> (fully [[Lucius]] [[Domitius-Valerianus]] | <p> (fully [[Lucius]] [[Domitius-Valerianus Aurelianus]] ) Roman emperor, was born about A.D. 212, at Sirmium, in Pannonia, or, according to some, in [[Dacia]] or Moesia, of very humble parentage. He gradually rose as a soldier under Claudius, whom he succeeded in August 270, by the proclamation of the legions. He reigned until March 275, with great military vigor, subduing. [[Zenobia]] and the other Oriental powers. His civil administration, however, was harsh, and he is said to have been a persecutor of the Christians. See Smith, Dict. of Class. Biog. s.v. </p> | ||
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