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Herennius Etruscus
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Roman emperor (220-251)
Key facts
- Reign
- May–June 251
- Predecessor
- Philip the Arab
- Successor
- Trebonianus Gallus
- Co emperor
- Decius
- Died
- c. June 251, Abritus , Moesia Inferior
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Pannonia
- Place of death
- Razgrad
- Father
- Decius
- Mother
- Herennia Etruscilla
- Occupation
- politician
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Conflict
- Battle of Abritus
- Image
- Sestertius Herennius Etruscus-s2749.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
FatherDecius MotherHerennia Etruscilla
Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius (died c. June 251), known simply as Herennius Etruscus, was briefly Roman emperor in 251, ruling jointly under his father Decius. His father was proclaimed emperor by his troops in September 249 while in Pannonia and Moesia, in opposition to Philip. Decius defeated Philip in battle, and was then proclaimed emperor by the Senate. Etruscus, still a child, was elevated to Caesar (heir) in 250, then further raised to Augustus (emperor) in May 251. When the Goths, under Cniva, invaded the Danubian provinces, he was sent with a vanguard, followed by the main body of Roman troops, led by Decius. They ambushed Cniva at the Battle of Nicopolis ad Istrum in 250, routing him, before being ambushed and routed themselves at the Battle of Beroe. Etruscus was killed in the Battle of Abritus the following year, alongside his father. After the deaths of both emperors, Trebonianus Gallus, who had been governor of Moesia, was elected emperor by the remaining Roman forces.
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