Magnus (counter-emperor)
Magnus († probably 235 ) was a usurper at the beginning of the reign of Maximinus Thrax in 235.
The usurpation mentioned only in Herodian and in the Historia Augusta (which is dependent on Herodian on this point) is said to have occurred immediately after Maximinus' ascension as emperor by the Rhine legions in the spring of 235. Shortly thereafter, Magnus was executed. The identity of the indignant is unclear because Herodian's report is not very informative and contains many inconsistencies. Magnus is said to have been a consular and patrician . He could be identical with Gaius Petronius Magnus , who was praetor under the Severans . This assumption is supported by the fact that his name may have been erased from an inscription from Canusium .
The Munich ancient historian Martin Zimmermann has pleaded that Magnus' attempt at usurpation was perhaps just an invention of Herodian or his informers, in order to substantiate an allegedly existing Senate opposition to Maximinus from the beginning.
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- Herodian , History of the Empire according to Marc Aurel 7.5–8.
- Historia Augusta , Maximinus 10.
Individual evidence
- ^ Karlheinz Dietz : Senatus contra principem. Investigations into the senatorial opposition to Emperor Maximinus Thrax (= Vestigia. Contributions to ancient history. Volume 29). CH Beck, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-406-04799-8 , p. 188.
- ↑ CIL 9,338
- ^ Martin Zimmermann : Emperor and event. Studies on the historical work of Herodian (= Vestigia. Contributions to ancient history. Volume 52). CH Beck, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-406-45162-4 , pp. 256-260.
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| SURNAME | Magnus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magnus, Gaius Petronius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman counter-emperor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 235 |