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Postumus

Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus (fl. 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…

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Born
Gaul
Died
269 Mogontiacum
Issue
Postumus the Younger (likely fictional)
Names
NamesMarcus Cassianius Latinius PostumusRegnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus Pius Felix Augustus Germanicus Maximus
Predecessor
Gallienus (as ruler of the united Roman Empire)
Reign
260–269[note 1]

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related to References · 62
Postumus → AD, Alexander Severus, Archived, Augsburg, August, Augusta, Aurelius Victor, Bay, Beck, Book, Brevarium, Caesaribus, CaesaribusEpitome, Cambridge University Press, Chr, Compendium, Constantine, CS1, Das Siegesdenkmal, David Stone
related to Establishment of a Gallic Empire · 44
Postumus → After, Alemanni, An, Apart, Augusta Treverorum, Britain, Britannia, British, By, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Council, December, Felicitas Augusti, Frankish, Franks, Gallia Narbonensis, Gallic, Gallicized, Gallienus, Gaul
related to Rise to power · 28
Postumus → Alamanni, Amid, Batavian, Batavians, By, Celts, Consequently, Danubian, Deuso, Deusoniensis, Diessen, Franks, From, Gallienus, Gaul, Germania Inferior, Germanic, He, Hercules Deusoniensis, Hercules Magusanus
related to Final years · 24
Postumus → At, Aureolus, Before, By, Claudius II, For, Gallic, Gallienus, Gallienus's, Gaul, Hercules, In, Italian, Labours, Marcus Piavonius Victorinus, Mediolanum, Milan, Postumus's, Raetian, Rome
related to Fall · 15
Postumus → Gallic Empire, Germania Superior, His, Hispania, In, January, Laelianus, Legio XXII Primigenia, Mainz, Marius, Mogontiacum, Postumus's, The, Victorinus, Within
related to Historical sources · 11
Postumus → Aurelius Victor, Caesaribus, Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte, Epitome, Eutropius, He, Historia Augusta, Most, Thirty Tyrants, Zonaras, Zosimus
related to Confrontation with Gallienus · 9
Postumus → After, Augusta Treverorum, Aureolus, For, Gallienus, Gallienus's, Gaul, Germanic, His
related to Legacy · 4
Postumus → Hercules, His, Labours, Postumus's
Born · 1
Postumus → Gaul
Died · 1
Postumus → 269 Mogontiacum

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gallienus gaul emperor roman postumus's army empire 260 gallic germania provinces aureolus hispania would also year troops de years marcus

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PostumusBornGaul1.00infobox
PostumusDied269 Mogontiacum1.00infobox
PostumusIssuePostumus the Younger (likely fictional)1.00infobox
PostumusNamesNamesMarcus Cassianius Latinius PostumusRegnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus Pius Felix Augustus Germanicus Maximus1.00infobox
PostumusPredecessorGallienus (as ruler of the united Roman Empire)1.00infobox
PostumusReign260–269[note 1]1.00infobox
PostumusSuccessorMarcus Aurelius Marius1.00infobox
Felicitas Augusti for some timeinstance ofhis coin-types celebrated peaceful themes0.80text
Postumusrelated to Confrontation with GallienusFor0.60section
Postumusrelated to Confrontation with GallienusGallienus0.60section
Postumusrelated to Confrontation with GallienusGermanic0.60section
Postumusrelated to Confrontation with GallienusHis0.60section

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