Aurelius Achilleus
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Achilleus (Roman usurper)
)| Aurelius Achilleus | |
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 "Achilleus, the great ruler" | |
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| Reign | 297–298, against Diocletian |
| Predecessor | Domitius Domitianus |
| Died | 298 Alexandria, Egypt |
Aurelius Achilleus (fl. 297–298 AD) was a rebel against the Roman emperor Diocletian in Egypt in 297 AD.[1]
All literary sources name Achilleus as an imperial pretender and the leader of the rebellion, but numismatic and papyrological evidence attribute that role to
corrector under Domitianus. He seems to have succeeded to leadership of the rebellion after Domitianus died in December 297.[2]
Achilleus was at length taken by Diocletian after a siege of eight months in Alexandria, and put to death in 298 AD.[3][4]
References
- ^ Smith, William (1867), "Achilleus", Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA: Ancient Library, p. 12, archived from the original on 2005-12-17, retrieved 2007-10-01
- OCLC 1041925546. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ Eutropius, Epitome ix. 14, 15
- ^ Aurelius Victor De Caesaribus 39
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