Volusianus
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 Possible bust of Volusianus at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours.[1] | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Reign | c. August 251 – August 253 (with Trebonianus Gallus) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Decius and Herennius Etruscus | ||||||||
| Successor | Aemilianus | ||||||||
| Died | August 253 Interamna | ||||||||
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| Father | Trebonianus Gallus | ||||||||
| Mother | Afinia Gemina Baebiana | ||||||||
Gaius Vibius Volusianus (died August 253), commonly called Volusian, was a Roman emperor from 251 to 253, ruling with his father Trebonianus Gallus.
After Emperor
History
Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus was the son of Trebonianus Gallus,[3] who was named emperor in July 251 after his predecessors, Decius and Herennius Etruscus, died fighting the Goths at the Battle of Abritus.[3][4][5] Elected by the troops in the field, Gallus signed a treaty, decried by contemporary historians as "shameful", which promised tribute to the Goths if they abstained from raiding.[6] He subsequently made a bid for popularity by declaring Hostilian, the surviving son of Decius, augustus (emperor) with him, voluntarily sharing his power with the prior imperial family. Later, still in July 251, Gallus elevated Volusianus to caesar (heir-apparent).[3] Volusianus was wed to Hostilian's sister, of an unknown name.[7]
Hostilian died in July or August 251.
During the shared reign of Trebonianus Gallus and Volusianus, the Roman Empire was invaded by both the Goths and the
Aemilian succeeded in repelling the Goths, slaughtering many and forcing the rest back across the
Numismatics
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The
Family tree
| previous Herenia Etruscilla |  Trebonianus Gallus Roman Emperor 251-253 ∞ Afinia Gemina Baebiana | next Aemilianus Roman Emperor 253 ∞ Cornelia Supera | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herennius Etruscus co-emperor | Volusianus co-emperor 251-253 | ||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
Citations
- ^ "Buste de Volusianus". Musée des Beaux-Arts.
- ^ a b c d Cooley 2012, p. 498.
- ^ a b c d e Adkins & Adkins 2014, p. 28.
- ^ Bunson 2014, pp. 255–256.
- ^ a b Salisbury & Mattingly 1924, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f Kean & Frey 2012, p. 355.
- ^ a b Vagi 2000, p. 342.
- ^ Peachin 1990, pp. 33–34.
- ^ Manders 2012, p. 18.
- ^ Cooley 2012, p. 477.
- ^ Conway 1957, p. 12.
- ^ Marthaler 2003, p. 464.
- ^ Ando 2012, p. 195.
- ^ a b Newton 2014, p. 826.
- ^ a b Truhart 2000, p. 347.
- ^ a b Bird 1993, p. 138.
- ^ Friedberg, Friedberg & Friedberg 2017, p. 48.
- ^ Brent 2010, p. 163.
Bibliography
- Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Roy A. (2014). Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195123326.
- Ando, Clifford (2012). Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284 The Critical Century. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748629206.
- Bird, H.W. (1993). The Breviarum Ab Urbe Condita of Eutropius. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9780853232087.
- Brent, Allen (2010). Cyprian and Roman Carthage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521515474.
- Bunson, Matthew (2014). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 9781438110271.
- Conway, George Edward (1957). De Bono Patientiae. Catholic University of America. OCLC 3301214.
- Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521840262.
- Friedberg, Arthur L.; Friedberg, Ira S.; Friedberg, Robert (2017). Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present. An Illustrated Standard Catlaog with Valuations (9th ed.). Coin & Currency Institute. ISBN 9780871840097.
- Kean, Roger M.; Frey, Oliver (2012). The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome. Reckless Books. ASIN B0097SBTJM.
- Marthaler, Berard L. (2003). New Catholic Encyclopedia. Detroit: Thomson/Gale. ISBN 9780787640040.
- Manders, Erika (2012). Coining Images of Power: Patterns in the Representation of Roman Emperors on Imperial Coinage, A.D. 193–284. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004189706.
- Newton, Michael (2014). Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781610692861.
- Peachin, Michael (1990). Roman Imperial Titulature and Chronology, A.D. 235–284. Amsterdam: Gieben. ISBN 90-5063-034-0.
- Salisbury, F. S.; Mattingly, H. (1924). "The Reign of Trajan Decius". The Journal of Roman Studies. 14 (1–2): 1–23. S2CID 163083500.
- Truhart, Peter (2000). Regenten Der Nationen. München: Saur. ISBN 9783598215438.
- Vagi, David L. (2000). Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, C. 82 B.C.--A.D. 480: History. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 9781579583163.
External links
Media related to Volusianus at Wikimedia Commons
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