Quintillus
| Quintillus | |||||
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| Roman emperor | |||||
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| Augustus | |||||
| Reign | 270 | ||||
| Dies imperii | September 270 | ||||
| Predecessor | Claudius Gothicus | ||||
| Successor | Aurelian | ||||
| Born | Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus | ||||
| Died | September/October 249 Aquileia, Italia | ||||
| Burial | Unknown | ||||
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Quintillus was Roman emperor for seventeen days in September 270. Quintillus was the brother of Claudius Gothicus, who was Roman emperor until September 270.[1] Quintillus took power in the Italian Peninsula when Claudius Gothicus died at Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia).[1][2] After a short time, Aurelian's army overcame Quintillus's army in a battle at Aquileia in the later part of September.[1][3] Quintillus then died, either by suicide or by murder by soldiers.[1]
Before Quintillus became emperor, he was the procurator (a government official) for Sardinia.[1] Many coins were made during Quintillus's short time as emperor. The Calendar of Philocalus says that he was emperor for seventy-seven days, but most historians agree that he was emperor for only seventeen days.[1] The Historia Augusta says that Quintillus had a wife and two children.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kienast, Dietmar; Eck, Werner; Heil, Matthäus (2017) [1990]. "Quintillus (September 270)". Römische Kaisertabelle: Grundzüge einer römischen Kaiserchronologie (in German) (6th ed.). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (WBG). p. 224. ISBN 978-3-534-26724-8.
- ↑ Kienast, Dietmar; Eck, Werner; Heil, Matthäus (2017) [1990]. "Claudius II. Gothicus (Sept./Okt. 268–Sept. 270)". Römische Kaisertabelle: Grundzüge einer römischen Kaiserchronologie (in German) (6th ed.). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (WBG). pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-3-534-26724-8.
- ↑ Kienast, Dietmar; Eck, Werner; Heil, Matthäus (2017) [1990]. "Aurelian (Sept. 270–Sept./Okt. 275)". Römische Kaisertabelle: Grundzüge einer römischen Kaiserchronologie (in German) (6th ed.). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (WBG). pp. 225–229. ISBN 978-3-534-26724-8.