Valerianus Caesar
Valerianus Caesar (sometimes referred to as Valerian II , with full name Publius Licinius Cornelius Egnatius Valerianus ; † 258 ) was a Roman emperor's son.
Valerianus was the eldest son of the Roman Emperor Gallienus and Empress Salonina and thus the grandson of Emperor Valerian , who ruled together with Gallienus from 253. This epoch, the time of the soldier emperors , was marked by severe political, economic, social and military upheavals. That is why we speak of the imperial crisis of the 3rd century .
In the fall of 256 Valerianus was elevated to Caesar . Gallienus entrusted his education to the officer Ingenuus , who held a major military command in the province of Pannonia . The emperors Valerian and Gallienus took over the consulate in Rome on January 1, 257, while the new Caesar was responsible for border security on the Danube. Since 257 the young Valerianus also carried the title imperator .
In 258 Valerianus Caesar died in a military camp. After his death he was divinized and the Caesar title passed to his brother Saloninus . After the murder of Gallienus (268), like his father and mother, he fell under the Damnatio memoriae, at least temporarily .
literature
- Brigitte Klein: Tranquillina, Otacilia, Etruscilla, Salonina: four empresses of the 3rd century AD . Dissertation, Saarbrücken 1998, pp. 181, 190f., 204, 250
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valerianus Caesar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valerian II .; Valerianus, Publius Licinius Cornelius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of the Roman Emperor Gallienus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 258 |