Galerius, the New Augustus, and Constantine

The incoming augustus is often blamed for constantine getting frozen out of the tatrarchy. But it could just as easily have been diocletian wanting to table the idea of blood succession forever. Constantine, meanwhile, petitioned the eastern augustus personally asking, begging, demanding, imploring that he be allowed to go west and serve with his father. Legend has it that in the midst of a drinking bout, afedup, galerius finally acquiesced and told constantine he could go do whatever he wanted.