Piso (counter-emperor)
Piso Frugi († 261 ) was a Roman counter-emperor.
Piso probably came from the gens Calpurnia . He supported the usurpation of the Macriani against the rightful emperor Gallienus and was therefore sent by Macrianus Maior to fight the governor of the province of Achaea , Valens Thessalonicus , who remained loyal to Gallienus . After the soldiers of Valens proclaimed him emperor, Piso also assumed the title of emperor. However, he was killed shortly afterwards by his opponent's troops.
The events around Piso and Valens Thessalonicus are difficult to reconstruct. The only available source is the Historia Augusta , which is generally regarded as unreliable . It is possible that the elevation of the Piso was simply invented by the author of the Historia Augusta, the only thing that can be certain is that Achaea was affected by the conflict between Gallienus and the Macriani.
literature
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Piso Frugi 1. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , p. 703.
- Justinus Klass : Piso 7). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XX, 2, Stuttgart 1950, Sp. 1803-1805.
- Ronald Syme : The Bogus Names in the Historia Augusta . In: Bonner Historia-Augusta-Colloquium 1964/1965 (= Antiquitas ). Row 4, volume 3 . Habelt, Bonn 1966, p. 257-272 .
Web links
- Christian Körner: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
Remarks
- ↑ The name may also have been invented, cf. Ronald Syme : The Bogus Names in the Historia Augusta . In: Bonner Historia-Augusta-Colloquium 1964/1965 . Bonn 1966, p. 257-272, especially 261 .
- ↑ Piso is mentioned in Gallienus 2: 1-4 and Thirty Tyrants 19: 2; 21st
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piso |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piso frugi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman counter-emperor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 261 |