Seleucus (usurper)
Seleucus († after 221) was a Roman usurper under the rule of Elagabal . Very little is known about him and his politics.
Seleucus tried to seize power in the Roman Empire around 221 . However, its exact identity is controversial. Either he was the then governor of the province of Lower Moesia , Iulius Antonius Seleucus, or the consul of the year 221, Marcus Flavius Vitellius Seleucus . Regardless of which of the two wanted to seize power, he failed despite the mood of those days directed against the incumbent Emperor Elagabal.
Polemius Silvius , a historian of the 5th century, names Seleucus alongside Uranius , Seius Sallustius and Taurinus as a usurper under Elagabal. However, his statements cannot provide any information about the exact identity of Seleucus. Confusion with Seius Sallustius, the father-in-law of Elagabal's successor Severus Alexander , is possible.
literature
- Artur Stein : Seleukos 32). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II A, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Sp. 1248.
- G. Ray Thompson: Elagabalus. Priest-Emperor of Rome . Lawrence (Kansas) 1972, p. 91 (also dissertation, University of Kansas).
Web links
- Phoebe B. Peacock: Short biography (English) at De Imperatoribus Romanis (with references).
Remarks
- ↑ PIR 2 I 154.
- ↑ Dietmar Kienast : Roman Imperial Table. Basic features of a Roman imperial chronology . 2nd Edition. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1996, ISBN 3-534-07532-3 , pp. 176 .
- ↑ Polemius Silvius, Laterculus , 1.5.
- ↑ See: Robert O. Fink: Lucius Seius Caesar, Socer Augusti . In: American Journal of Philology . tape 60 , no. 3 , 1939, pp. 326-332 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seleucus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seleucus, Iulius Antonius; Seleucus, Marcus Flavius Vitellius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman usurper under Elagabal (around 221) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 221 |