Martinianus
Martinianus on a follis
Mar (cius?) Martinianus († 325 ) was appointed co-emperor ( Augustus ) by the Roman emperor Licinius in 324 .
Martinianus initially held the office of magister officiorum and was appointed co-regent by Licinius after his defeat in the Battle of Adrianople on July 3, 324. Martinianus was supposed to stop the advance of Licinius' opponent Konstantin at Lampsakos . After the final defeat by Constantine in the battle of Chrysopolis on September 18, 324, Licinius and Martinianus were imprisoned separately, the former in Thessalonica , the latter in Cappadocia, Asia Minor . 325 were both executed.
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- Johannes Lydos , de magistratibus 2.25.
- Epitome de Caesaribus 41: 6-7.
- Aurelius Victor , Liber de Caesaribus 41.9.
- Zosimos 2,25,2; 2.26.2; 2.28.2.
literature
- Wilhelm Enßlin : Martinianus. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIV, 2, Stuttgart 1930, Col. 2016 ff.
- Rudolf Hanslik : Martinianus. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 3, Stuttgart 1969, column 1056.
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Martinianus 2. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , p. 563.
Web links
- Michael DiMaio, Jr .: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martinianus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martinianus, Marcius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Co-regent of the Roman emperor Licinius (324) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 325 |