Maxentius: West

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Establishment

• January 309: Maximian is forced to (re-)abdicate. As Maxentius is not recognized, Licinius is named Augustus of the west with immediate command in illyricum and Pannonia. Troops loyal to Galerius name Domitius Alexander as Augustus in Africa.

Chronology

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1. Civil wars of the Tetrarchy

Were a series of conflicts between the co-emperors of the Roman Empire (the system of Thetrarchy introduced by Diocletian divided the Roman Empire between two emperors, the augusti, and their junior colleagues and designated successors, the caesares). The war ended with Constantine I as undisputed Emperor.

• January 309: Maximian is forced to (re-)abdicate. As Maxentius is not recognized, Licinius is named Augustus of the west with immediate command in illyricum and Pannonia. Troops loyal to Galerius name Domitius Alexander as Augustus in Africa.
• January 312: In 311, Domitius Alexander, the Roman governor of Africa, was defeated by Maxentius, a rival claimant to the Roman throne. Around the same time, Galerius, another Roman emperor, died, and his territory was taken over by Licinius. This period marked a time of political turmoil and power struggles within the Roman Empire.
• January 314: Constantine defeats Maxentius.

Disestablishment

• January 314: Constantine defeats Maxentius.