3rd-century Roman usurpers

Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus ( 259–269) was a Roman commander of Batavian origin, who ruled as emperor of the splinter state of the Roman Empire known to modern historians as the Gallic Empire. The Roman army in Gaul threw off its allegiance to emperor Gallienus around the year 260, and Postumus assumed the title and powers of Emperor in the provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia, and Hispania. He ruled for the better part of ten years before he was murdered by his own troops.

Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and northern Gaul (Imperium Britanniarum). He did this only 13 years after the Gallic Empire was ended in 273. He held power for seven years, fashioning the name "Emperor of the North" for himself, before being assassinated by his finance minister Allectus.

Allectus (died 296) was a Roman-Britannic usurper in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296.

Roman imperial usurper in c.271

Pacatianus, known in English as Pacatian (; ; died c. 248) was a usurper in the Danube area of the Roman Empire during the time of Philip the Arab. His praenomen and nomen suggest his ancestors obtained Roman citizenship either during the time of Tiberius or of Claudius.

Usurper of throne of Roman Empire (died 261)

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

Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)

Jotapian () or Iotapian (; died ) was an usurper in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Philip the Arab, around 249. Jotapian is known from his rare coins and from accounts in Aurelius Victor (Caesares xxix.2), Zosimus (i.20.2 and i.21.2), and Polemius Silvius (Laterculus).

Silbannacus was an obscure Roman emperor or usurper during the Crisis of the Third Century. Silbannacus is not mentioned in any contemporary documents and his existence was forgotten until the 20th century, when two coins bearing his name were discovered, the first in the 1930s and the second in the 1980s. His unusual name suggests that he might have been of Gallic descent.

Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 280)

usurper of the Roman Empire (240)

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3rd-century Roman usurper

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Roman usurper in 297 AD

Proculus (died c. 281) was a Roman usurper, one of the "minor pretenders" according to Historia Augusta, who would have taken the purple against Emperor Probus in 280. This is now disputed.

Roman usurper

Julius Valens Licinianus, known as Licinian, was a Roman usurper in 250. Apparently, Licinian, who was a senator, had the support of the Roman Senate and parts of the population when he initiated an uprising against Decius, who was fighting the Goths. However, Valerian, who had been left in charge in Rome by Decius, had little trouble in suppressing the rebellion.

usurper of the Roman Empire during 271 or 272

According to the Historia Augusta, Firmus (died 273) was a usurper of Egyptian origin during the reign of Aurelian. The apparently contradictory accounts of his life and the man himself are considered by some historians to be a complete fabrication, perhaps based on the later Firmus.

Titius Quartinus (died 235 AD) was a Roman usurper.

Roman usurper of the imperial throne (died 219)

Roman usurper for the imperial throne (died 219)

rebel against the Roman emperor Diocletian in Egypt in 297 AD

Roman imperial usurper (died 227)

3rd century Roman imperial usurper

Roman imperial usurper (died c. 251)

Roman imperial usurper (died 235)

Faustinus was a 3rd-century CE political figure who launched a rebellion against the Gallic Emperor Tetricus I. His full name and his year of birth are unknown. According to a small number of literary sources (Aurelius Victor, Eutropius, and Polemius Silvius), Faustinus sparked a mutiny among Tetricus' troops. At the time of his rebellion, Faustinus was a provincial governor (praeses), presumably of Gallia Belgica since the capital of that province—Augusta Treverorum—was where the rebellion began. Faustinus' revolt was formidable enough, according to the literary sources, to lead Tetricus to a

Felicissimus (died 271?) was a public officer in ancient Rome, during the reign of Emperor Aurelian. He is known for leading an uprising of mint workers against the Emperor, though he was defeated and killed, possibly in 274, but more probably in 271.

Possible Roman imperial usurper in 271 or 272

Taurinius (also called Taurinus) was a Roman usurper who revolted against Severus Alexander in 232AD. He was declared emperor by the legions stationed in Roman Mesopotamia when they rebelled, due to the invasion of the Sassanids in 229AD. His revolt was swiftly crushed by Alexander, in late summer of 232AD, and he drowned in the Euphrates while attempting to flee to Sassanid territory.

rebel against Roman emperor Diocletian in 285 AD

3rd-century Roman usurper

fictional character

Aelius Decius Triccianus was a reputed Roman usurper, who revolted against Emperor Elagabalus. He revolted against Elagabalus using troops still loyal to Macrinus, the previous emperor who Elagabalus had overthrown, and who Triccianus had served under. The revolt was put down, and he was executed. A damnatio memoriae was issued against him, making it impossible to establish the date of his rebellion or death.