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Hi rommy. If anyone would know Roman history it will be you. Sadly I am not as up to date as I should be. I took the stuff right out of the book and since it didn't mention your edict, it never occured to enter my mind! Thanks for your contribution. =)

Constantine still gets more credit than Galerius, IMO. After all, his edict was motivated out of gratitude, not political calculation, and he never revoked it later, as Galerius might have done. Despite his initially primitive understanding of religion, he acquired a serious appreciation of Christianity's theological subtleties, culminating in his active participation at the Council of Nicaea. Though never establishing Christianity as the official religion of the empire, his committed patronage was decisive, propelling Christianity to a prominence that to this day is visible in every word and act of the Bishop of Rome.