Maximinus and Lycinius - A Brief History

maximinus dia was in his early forties and had been first caesar, then self proclaimed augustus. He fled to the east after being beaten at zoragum by Lycinius' army. But though things lookd bad for maximinus, he was not licked yet. The subsequent battle at the silician gates turned out to be more decisive engagement. Trapped behind the city walls and protected by only a token garrison, maximinus time appeared to be at hand. Shortly after being treed by lycinius army, word came over the wall that maximulus dia was dead. Whether it was suicide or some fluke disease? We will never know.