- has been
hypothesized that
Postumus himself was born in Deuso. From
these relatively obscure provincial origins,
Postumus would have
risen through the...
-
Augustus initially considered Postumus as a
potential successor and
formally adopted him as his heir,
before banishing Postumus from Rome in AD 6 on account...
- This left
Postumus, who was
governor of
Germania Superior and Inferior, in
charge at the
Rhine border. An
exceptional administrator,
Postumus had also...
- Look up
postumus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Postumus (Marcus C****ianius
Latinius Postumus, died 269) was a
Roman usurper and
founder of the Gallic...
-
discovered in 1992 at
Augsburg indicates that
Postumus had been
proclaimed emperor by
September 260.
Postumus claimed the
consulship for
himself and one...
-
Poenius Postumus was
praefectus castrorum (camp prefect) of the
Roman legion II Augusta,
stationed in
Britain during the
rebellion of
Boudica in 61 AD...
- In the
Historia Augusta,
Postumus the
Younger (Latin:
Postumus Iūnior)
figures as one of the so-called
Thirty Tyrants who
usurped power against the Roman...
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Gaius Rabirius Postumus was a
Roman banker. He is
notable for
having been
defended by
Cicero (54 BC) in the
extant speech Pro
Rabirio Postumo, when charged...
-
Lucius Caesar,
Agrippina the
Elder (mother of Caligula), and
Agrippa Postumus (a
posthumous son). From June 20 BC to the
spring of 18 BC,
Agrippa was...
- delay,
Postumus had
established some
control over the Empire. In 265, when
Gallienus and his men
crossed the Alps, they
defeated and
besieged Postumus in...
