<sod >Â  A Roman soldier, thought to have beenÂ born into Greek nobilityÂ in Cappadocia - modernÂ Turkey - in 280 AD, GeorgeÂ served the Emperor DicoletianÂ as a Tribune in theÂ province of Palestine.< eod>< sod > Â  George was a Roman soldier, thought to have beenÂ born into Greek nobilityÂ in Cappadocia - modernÂ Turkey - in 280 AD.< eod>