Lucius Domitius Domitianus
Lucius Domitius Domitianus († 298) was a Roman counter-emperor in Egypt , who ruled from the middle of 297 until the end of 297 / beginning of 298.
Life
Domitianus was raised to the rank of emperor in 297 as part of an uprising that had broken out in the Thebes area and quickly spread to Lower Egypt. He was assisted by the Achilles called corrector (more rarely Aurelius Achilles). The uprising was possibly triggered by the announcement of a new tax edict, but this is controversial in research. Domitianus had coins minted based on the Hellenistic model, probably to make himself popular with the people of Alexandria .
However, Emperor Diocletian was able to gather troops and put down the rebellion in the spring of 298, cutting Alexandria off from the outside world. Domitianus may have died earlier and Achilles followed him, but fell during the fighting for Alexandria. This would explain why the literary sources always refer to Achilles instead of Domitianus. The source situation is therefore very problematic and in some cases extremely contradictory.
literature
- Frank Kolb : The dating of the Egyptian rebellion under L. Domitius Domitianus and Aurelius Achilleus . In: Eos 76 : 325-343 (1988).
- Stephen Williams: Diocletian and the Roman Recovery . New York 1985.
Web links
- Michael DiMaio, Jr .: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
Remarks
- ↑ Anders Frank Kolb, who relocated the rebellion to the period 296/297.
- ↑ Perhaps the Egyptian poet Soterichos wrote an enkomion on Diocletian in this context, but it has been lost.
- ^ S. Williams: Diocletian. New York 1985, p. 81ff. with the corresponding notes on pp. 244–46.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Domitius Domitianus, Lucius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman counter-emperor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 298 |