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Gallienus

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Also known as Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (, ; – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. He won numerous military victories against usurpers and Germanic tribes, but was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces. His 15-year reign was the longest in half a century.

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Gallienus, whose full name was P.Licinius Egnatius Gallienus, was a male politician, poet, and military personnel in Ancient Rome. He held the positions of Roman emperor and Roman consul. Born in 0218-01-01, he was the son of Valerian and Egnatia Mariniana. His wife was Cornelia Salonina, and their children included Valerian II, Saloninus, and Marinianus. He adhered to ancient Roman religion.

Gallienus lived during the Low Roman Empire, Greco-Roman Egypt, and Principate periods. He died in Mediolanum in 0268-01-01 or 0268-09-01, with his manner of death recorded as homicide. His works are counted as 5 in one source and 36 in another. He is referenced by 1,082 other encyclopedia articles and described in sources such as The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Catholic Encyclopedia.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Royalty.image
Ritratto di gallieno dalla casa delle vestali.jpg
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Bust of Gallienus
Royalty.caption
Bust in the Palatine Museum (formerly in the Museo Nazionale Romano),
Royalty.succession
Roman emperor
Royalty.reign
September 253 –
Royalty.predecessor
Aemilianus
Royalty.successor
Claudius Gothicus
Royalty.regent
Valerian (253–260)Saloninus (July 260)
Royalty.birth_place
Roman Empire
Royalty.death_date
September 268 (aged 50)
Royalty.death_place
Mediolanum, Italia, Roman Empire
Royalty.spouse
Cornelia SaloninaPipara
Royalty.issue link
Family tree of Licinia gens
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Detail
Royalty.full name
Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus
Royalty.regnal name
Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus
Royalty.father
Valerian
Royalty.mother
Egnatia Mariniana

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Gallienus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Youth and family
  • Rule
  • Early reign
  • Revolts and usurpers
  • Ingenuus revolt
  • Alemanni invasion
  • Regalian's revolt
  • Capture of Valerian
  • Macrianus revolt
  • Postumus revolt
  • Aemilianus revolt
  • Herulian invasions
  • Aureolus revolt
  • Assassination
  • Legacy
  • Historiography
  • Coins
  • Military reforms
  • Decree of Toleration
  • In popular culture
  • Films
  • Novels
  • Family tree
  • See also
  • Citations
  • References
  • Primary sources
  • Secondary sources
  • External links

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (, ; – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. He won numerous military victories against usurpers and Germanic tribes, but was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces. His 15-year reign was the longest in half a century.

Born into a wealthy and traditional senatorial family, Gallienus was the son of Valerian and Mariniana. Valerian became Emperor in September 253 and had the Roman Senate elevate Gallienus to the rank of Augustus. Valerian divided the empire between him and his son, with Valerian ruling the east and his son the west. Gallienus defeated the usurper Ingenuus in 258 and destroyed an Alemanni army at Mediolanum in 259.

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