Faustinus
Faustinus was a Roman counter-emperor in the 3rd century AD, probably in 274.
Faustinus was a usurper against Tetricus I , the last emperor of the so-called Gallic Empire ( Imperium Galliarum ). He is only known from a few short notes in written sources, from which it emerges that a certain Faustinus instigated a mutiny among the troops of Tetricus. Neither his full name nor his previous career are recorded. According to Polemius Silvius , his usurpation started in Augusta Treverorum (Trier), the provincial capital of Gallia Belgica . Since Aurelius Victor reports that Faustinus was provincial governor under Tetricus I, he could have been at the head of this province at the time of his usurpation .
The exact time of the usurpation of Faustinus is controversial, most likely the spring or early summer of the year 274. His rebellion will probably have ended with the defeat of Tetricus against Aurelian in the Battle of Châlons at the latest . No information has been passed on about the specific actions of Faustinus during his usurpation or about his further fate.
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- Aurelius Victor , Liber de Caesaribus 35.4;
- Eutropius , Breviarium ab urbe condita 9: 10-13; in: Hans Droysen (ed.): Auctores antiquissimi 2: Eutropi Breviarium ab urbe condita cum versionibus Graecis et Pauli Landolfique additamentis. Berlin 1879, p. 154 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )
- Historia Augusta , Thirty Tyrants 24;
- Zonaras , Annales 12.27;
- Zosimos , Historia Nova 1.29-62;
- Orosius , Historiarum adversus paganos libri VII 7,23,5;
- Polemius Silvius , Laterculus 49, in: Theodor Mommsen (Ed.): Auctores antiquissimi 9: Chronica minora saec. IV. V. VI. VII. (I). Berlin 1892, pp. 521-522 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )
literature
- JF Drinkwater: The Gallic Empire. Separatism and Continuity in the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire AD 260-274 (= Historia Einzelschriften. Vol. 52). Steiner, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-515-04806-5 .
- Dietmar Kienast: Roman imperial table. Basic features of a Roman imperial chronology. 2nd Edition. Knowledge Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1996, ISBN 3-534-13289-0 .
- Ingemar König: The Gallic usurpers from Postumus to Tetricus. Beck, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-406-04801-3 .
Web links
- Michel Polfer: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faustinus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman counter-emperor in 274 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century |