Sextus Martinianus

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Sextus Marcius Martinianus

Follis of Martinianus
Reign	July - September 18, 324 (nominally as Augustus in the west, with Licinius as Augustus in the east)
Died	325
Predecessor	Constantine I
Successor	Constantine I

Sextus Marcius Martinianus (d. 325) was Roman Emperor from July to September 18, 324. He had been appointed co-emperor by Licinius.

In 324 the second civil war between Licinius and Constantine I was in full swing, and Licinius was losing. Because of this war he decided to replace Constantine (in name only) as western Augustus. As his replacement he named Martinianus, then a magister officiorum at his court, as co-emperor some time after the Battle of Adrianople on July 3 324.

Licinius sent Martinianus to Lampsacus (in the Dardanelles) to attack Constantine as he crossed the Bosporus. Martinianus apparently had little success, for on September 18 Licinius was defeated for the last time in the Battle of Chrysopolis. Constantine at first promised to spare both emperors and placed them under house arrest, sending Martinianus in Cappadocia. About half a year later he broke his promise and executed both Licinius and Martinianus.