Hostilian
Sign in to saveHostilian (; died July 251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251. Hostilian was born to Decius and Herennia Etruscilla at an unknown date and elevated to caesar in 250 by Decius. After Decius and Herennius Etruscus, Hostilian's brother, were killed at the Battle of Abritus, an ambush by the Goths, Trebonianus Gallus was proclaimed emperor by the legions. Almost immediately, he elevated Hostilian to co-emperor and his own son, Volusianus, to caesar. Hostilian died soon after, either due to plague or being murdered by Trebonianus Gallus.
AI overview
Hostilian was a Roman emperor who ruled briefly in 251 after his father Decius died in battle against the Goths, but he was quickly made co-emperor by Trebonianus Gallus and died shortly thereafter under unclear circumstances. His short reign illustrates the instability of the Roman Empire during the 3rd century, when emperors frequently died in combat or were replaced by military rivals.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person
- Born
- 0235-01-01
- Died
- 0251-11-00
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 46
- Total plays
- 211
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hostilian">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Royalty.image
- Ostiliano, 253, 01.JPG
- Royalty.image_size
- 250px
- Royalty.alt
- White marble bust
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Numismatics
- References
- Primary sources
- Citations
- Bibliography
Hostilian (; died July 251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251. Hostilian was born to Decius and Herennia Etruscilla at an unknown date and elevated to caesar in 250 by Decius. After Decius and Herennius Etruscus, Hostilian's brother, were killed at the Battle of Abritus, an ambush by the Goths, Trebonianus Gallus was proclaimed emperor by the legions. Almost immediately, he elevated Hostilian to co-emperor and his own son, Volusianus, to caesar. Hostilian died soon after, either due to plague or being murdered by Trebonianus Gallus.
==History== left|thumb|Aureus of Hostilian as caesar Hostilian was born at an unknown date, to Decius, a Roman general who later became Emperor, and his wife Herennia Etruscilla. He had a brother, Herennius Etruscus, and one sister. His full name based on coinage and inscriptions was Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus, but to this the historian Aurelius Victor adds Perpenna or Perperna, a name of Etruscan origin.