 On the death of Galerius in May 311, Licinius entered into an agreement with Maximinus II (Daia) to share the eastern provinces between them.By this point, not only was Licinius the official "Augustus" of the west but he also possessed part of the eastern provinces as well, as the Hellespont and the Bosporus became the dividing line, with Licinius taking the European provinces and Maximinus taking the Asian.An alliance between Maximinus and Maxentius forced the two remaining emperors to enter into a formal agreement with each other.