Memor

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Memor († around 262) was a Roman- Moorish rebel who is said to have planned an uprising against Emperor Gallienus in 262 .

Life

Memor came from North Africa and was responsible for supplying Rome with grain from Egypt . Memor's fate was closely linked to the political events in the east of the empire after Valerian was captured by the Persians in 260 . Valerian's son Gallienus , who was in the capital, then took power. However, the troops stationed in the east believed that they would designate their own emperor with the Macriani ( Macrianus Maior , Macrianus Minor and Quietus ). However, these failed during their march towards Rome and were killed.

Shortly thereafter, Gallienus sent troops to the east to wipe out the former Macriani supporters (including Memor) and other usurpers who were still there. An army under the command of Aurelius Theodotus first captured the governor of Egypt , Mussius Aemilianus , and executed him.

Theodotus then turned to Memor, who was planning a revolt; Memor was executed by soldiers of Theodotus in 262. Theodotus had to answer to Gallienus for this procedure, but Gallienus finally praised him for his resolute intervention.

Based on the more reliable information from Petros Patrikios, it can be assumed that Memor was never able to carry out his revolt and was also not proclaimed counter- emperor.

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literature

  • Andreas Goltz, Udo Hartmann : Valerianus and Gallienus. In: Klaus-Peter Johne : The time of the soldier emperors. Crisis and transformation of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century AD (235–284). Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-05-004529-0 , pp. 223-295, here pp. 268f.

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SURNAME Memor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman rebel in Egypt
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH at 262