Macrianus Minor
Aureus of Macrianus
Titus Fulvius Iunius Macrianus († 261) was a Roman counter-emperor .
Macrianus was the elder son of the commander Fulvius Macrianus . His mother was of noble origin, her name was probably Julia. In 260, after the capture of Emperor Valerian by the Sassanids , he and his younger brother Quietus were made emperor with the support of his father and Ballistas , who, according to the historia Augusta, was praetorian prefect Valerian .
Macrianus and his father marched west with their army to fight the legitimate Emperor Gallienus . In the spring of 261 the two Macriani were defeated by Aureolus in a battle in Thrace and both were killed.
literature
- Udo Hartmann : The Palmyrene Partial Kingdom. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2001, pp. 143f.
Web links
Commons : Macrianus Minor - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Christian Körner: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Macrianus Minor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macrianus, Titus Fulvius Junius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of Macrianus Maior |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 261 |
| Place of death | Thrace |