Nepotianus
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Nepotianus (died 30 June 350), sometimes known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome for twenty-eight days, before being killed by his rival usurper Magnentius's general Marcellinus.
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Key facts
- Roman emperor.name
- Nepotianus
- Roman emperor.succession
- Roman emperor
- Roman emperor.moretext
- (usurper)
- Roman emperor.regnal name
- Flavius Julius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus
- Roman emperor.image
- Coin of Nepotian.png
- Roman emperor.caption
- Nepotianus on a coin bearing his claimed title of Augustus
- Roman emperor.reign
- 3–30 June 350 (in competition with Magnentius)
- Roman emperor.dynasty
- Constantinian
- Roman emperor.father
- Virius Nepotianus
- Roman emperor.mother
- Eutropia
- Roman emperor.death_date
- 30 June 350
- Roman emperor.death_place
- Rome
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Father
- Virius Nepotianus
- Mother
- Eutropia
- Occupation
- politician
- Family
- Constantinian dynasty
- Image
- Nepotianus Coin 2.jpg
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- Nepotianus
- date of death
- 0350-06-30
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
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- Nepotianus
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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Nepotianus (died 30 June 350), sometimes known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome for twenty-eight days, before being killed by his rival usurper Magnentius's general Marcellinus.
==Background==
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