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Macriani is the name of
three Roman usurpers – a
father and two sons – who
tried to gain the
Roman throne from
Emperor Gallienus. All
three died in 261...
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cities of the East
indicate acknowledgement of the usurpation. The two
Macriani left Quietus, Ballista, and, presumably,
Odenathus to deal with the Persians...
- the
controversial Historia Augusta, and
supported the
rebellion of the
Macriani against Emperor Gallienus.
Balista was the
praetorian prefect under Valerian...
- Macri****
Minor in
battle somewhere in the
central Balkans. The army of the
Macriani,
which first supported usurper Ingenuus and then Regali****,
included inmates...
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emperor Trajan also
admired Alexander, as did Nero and Caracalla. The
Macriani, a
Roman family that in the
person of
Macrinus briefly ascended to the...
- Aemili****, in
Aegyptus Province.
Mussius supported the
Macriani rebellion,
controlling Egypt. When the
Macriani were defeated, he
probably proclaimed himself emperor...
- this trial. He
supported the
rebellion of the
Macriani against Gallienus (260–261). When the
Macriani were
defeated Mussius Aemili****
proclaimed himself...
- The
prefect of
Aegyptus in 260,
Mussius Aemili****,
first supported the
Macriani,
usurpers during the rule of Gallienus, and later, in 261,
became a usurper...
- pg. 757 (Zonaras xii.24) Körner, Christian, "Usurpers in the east: The
Macriani and Ballista", s.v. "Usurpers
under Gallienus", De
Imperatoribus Romanis...
- Aemili****, one of the
Thirty Tyrants;
supported the
rebellion of the
Macriani against Gallienus (260-261 AD), and
afterwards probably proclaimed himself...
