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List of Thirty Tyrants (Roman)

Index List of Thirty Tyrants (Roman)

The Thirty Tyrants (Latin: Tyranni Triginta) were a series of thirty rulers who appear in the Historia Augusta as having ostensibly been pretenders to the throne of the Roman Empire during the reign of the emperor Gallienus. [1]

46 relations: Augustan History, Aurelian, Aureolus, Balista, Celsus (usurper), Censorinus (usurper), Claudius Gothicus, Crisis of the Third Century, Cyriades, Decius, Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte, Gallienus, Gallienus usurpers, Hairan I, Ingenuus, Laelianus, Latin, List of Roman usurpers, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (usurper), Macrianus Major, Macrianus Minor, Maeonius, Marcus Aurelius Marius, Maximinus Thrax, Mussius Aemilianus, Odaenathus, Postumus, Postumus the Younger, Pretender, Quietus, Regalianus, Roman Empire, Saturninus (253–268), Tetricus I, Tetricus II, Thirty Tyrants, Titus (usurper), Trebellianus, Vaballathus, Valens (usurper), Valens Thessalonicus, Valerian (emperor), Victoria (Gallic Empire), Victorinus, Victorinus Junior, Zenobia.

Augustan History

The Augustan History (Latin: Historia Augusta) is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues, designated heirs and usurpers of the period 117 to 284.

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Aurelian

Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus; 9 September 214 or 215September or October 275) was Roman Emperor from 270 to 275.

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Aureolus

Manius Acilius Aureolus (died 268) was a Roman military commander and would-be usurper.

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Balista

Balista or Ballista (died c. 261), also known in the sources with the name of "Callistus", was one of the Thirty Tyrants of the controversial Historia Augusta, and supported the rebellion of the Macriani against Emperor Gallienus.

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Celsus (usurper)

Titus Cornelius Celsus, supposedly a Roman usurper, who rebelled against Gallienus.

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Censorinus (usurper)

Appius Claudius CensorinusSmith (1844), p. 665 was a fictional usurper against Roman Emperor Claudius II, (in ca AD 269) according to the unreliable Historia Augusta.

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Claudius Gothicus

Claudius Gothicus (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Claudius Augustus;Jones, pg. 209 May 10, 210 – January 270), also known as Claudius II, was Roman emperor from 268 to 270.

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Crisis of the Third Century

The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (AD 235–284), was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression.

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Cyriades

Cyriades (referred to in other sources as Mareades or Mariades or Mariadnes) was a Roman rebel who betrayed the city of Antioch to Shapur I sometime during the 250s.

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Decius

Trajan Decius (Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius Augustus; c. 201June 251) was Roman Emperor from 249 to 251.

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Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte

The Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte (in English often called Enmann's Kaisergeschichte) is a modern term for a hypothesized Latin historical work, written in the 4th century but now lost.

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Gallienus

Gallienus (Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus; c. 218 – 268), also known as Gallien, was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268.

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Gallienus usurpers

The Gallienus usurpers were the usurpers who claimed imperial power during the reign of Gallienus (253–268, the first part of which he shared with his father Valerian).

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Hairan I

Septimius Herodianus or Hairan (died 267) was the son and co-king of Odaenathus of Palmyra.

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Ingenuus

Ingenuus was a Roman military commander, the imperial legate in Pannonia,Canduci, pg.

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Laelianus

Ulpius Cornelius LaelianusMartindale, pg.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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List of Roman usurpers

The following is a list of usurpers in the Roman Empire.

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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (usurper)

Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi (died 261) was a Roman usurper, whose existence is questionable, being based only on the unreliable Historia Augusta.

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Macrianus Major

Fulvius Macrianus (died 261), also called Macrianus Major, was a Roman usurper.

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Macrianus Minor

Titus Fulvius Iunius Macrianus (died 261), also known as Macrianus Minor, was a Roman usurper.

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Maeonius

Maeonius (d. 266/267), or Maconius, was a short-lived Roman usurper.

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Marcus Aurelius Marius

Marcus Aurelius Marius was emperor of the Gallic Empire in 269 following the assassination of Postumus.

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Maximinus Thrax

Maximinus Thrax (Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus Augustus; c. 173 – May 238), also known as Maximinus I, was Roman Emperor from 235 to 238.

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Mussius Aemilianus

Lucius Mussius Aemilianus (d. 261 or 262) was a Roman usurper.

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Odaenathus

Septimius Udhayna, Latinized as Odaenathus (Palmyrene:, spelled Oḏainaṯ; أذينة; 220 – 267 AD), was the founder king (Mlk) of the Palmyrene Kingdom centered at Palmyra, Syria.

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Postumus

Marcus Cassianius Latinius PostumusJones & Martindale (1971), p. 720 was a Roman commander of provincial origin who ruled as emperor in the west.

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Postumus the Younger

In the Historia Augusta, Postumus the Younger figures as one of the so-called Thirty Tyrants who usurped power against the Roman Emperor Gallienus.

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Pretender

A pretender is one who is able to maintain a claim that they are entitled to a position of honour or rank, which may be occupied by an incumbent (usually more recognised), or whose powers may currently be exercised by another person or authority.

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Quietus

Titus Fulvius Junius Quietus (died 261) was a Roman usurper against Roman Emperor Gallienus.

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Regalianus

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Saturninus (253–268)

Saturninus is mentioned in the Historia Augusta as a Roman usurper during the reign of emperor Gallienus (253-268).

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Tetricus I

Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was the emperor of the Gallic Empire from 271 to 274AD.

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Tetricus II

Caius Pius Esuvius Tetricus (also seen as Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus but better known in English as Tetricus II) was the son of Tetricus I, Emperor of the Gallic Empire (270-274).

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Thirty Tyrants

The Thirty Tyrants (οἱ τριάκοντα τύραννοι, hoi triákonta týrannoi) were a pro-Spartan oligarchy installed in Athens after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War in 404 BCE.

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Titus (usurper)

Titus is one of the Thirty Tyrants, a list of Roman usurpers compiled by the author(s) of the often unreliable Historia Augusta.

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Trebellianus

Caius Annius Trebellianus Winstanley (1846), Civil History, p. 129(d. 260-268), also Trebatius Priscus or Trebatius Testa, was a Roman usurper listed among the thirty tyrants in the Historia Augusta.

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Vaballathus

Lucius Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus (Palmyrene:; وَهْبُ اللَّات) 259–74) was emperor of the Palmyrene Empire centered at Palmyra in the region of Syria. He came to power as a child under his regent, his mother Zenobia, who led a revolt against the Roman Empire and formed the independent Palmyrene Empire.

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Valens (usurper)

Valens (died 250 AD) is one of the Thirty Tyrants, a list of Roman usurpers compiled by the author(s) of the Historia Augusta.

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Valens Thessalonicus

Valens Thessalonicus (died c. 261) was a Roman usurper against Roman Emperor Gallienus.

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Valerian (emperor)

Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus; 193/195/200260 or 264), also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260 CE.

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Victoria (Gallic Empire)

Victoria, also known as Vitruvia, was a leader in the Roman breakaway realm known as the Gallic Empire in the late 3rd century.

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Victorinus

Marcus Piavonius VictorinusSome of the inscriptions record his name as M. Piavvonius Victorinus, as does the first release of coins from the Colonia mint.

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Victorinus Junior

Victorinus iunior (supposedly died 271) was a fictional usurper who was claimed to have risen up against the Roman Emperor Aurelian, according to the Historia Augusta.

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Zenobia

Septimia Zenobia (Palmyrene: (Btzby), pronounced Bat-Zabbai; 240 – c. 274 AD) was a third-century queen of the Syria-based Palmyrene Empire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thirty_Tyrants_(Roman)

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