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Aurelian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 270-275).

Names

Coin of Aurelian
9 September 214: Lucius Domitius Aurelianus
September 270: Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Augustus
September 275: murdered by his secretary

Successor of: Quintillus

Relatives

married to: Ulpia Severina

Main deeds

214 Born in Dacia Ripensis or Sirmium
c.269 Dux equitum during the reign of Claudius II Gothicus
270 Claudius II Gothicus dies of the plague; his brother Quintillus is unable to establish himself and is replaced by Aurelian; Palmyrene troops occupy Alexandria; Aurelian goes to Rome
271 Consul (with Tiberius Pomponius Bassus II); successful war against the Vandals, Juthungi and Sarmatians; accepts the title Germanicus maximus; Aurelian goes to Rome; orders construction of a new wall for Rome
271/272 Several insurrections: Domitianus, Urbanus, Septimius (in Dalmatia). None of these lasts very long.
272 In the Sasanian empire, Shapur I dies and is succeeded by Hormizd I; Aurelian proceeds to the east and defeats the Visigoths on the Balkans; evacuation of Roman positions in Dacia; accepts the titles Gothicus maximus and Dacicus maximus; defeats Zenobia/Vaballathus and captures Palmyra; returns to Byzantium; accepts the titles Parthicus (Persicus?) maximus, Arabicus maximus, Palmyrenicus maximus
Coin of Aurelian
273 War against the Carpians; accepts the title Carpicus maximus; second conquest of Palmyra; in the Sasanian Empire, Hormizd I is succeeded by Bahram I; Aurelian visits Egypt; triumph in Rome
274 Consul II (with Capitolinus); defeats the emperor of the Gallic Empire, Tetricus, in a bloody battle; accepts the title Restitutor orbis; reforms monetary system; triumph; dedicates the temple of the Sun
275 Consul III (with Marcellinus); tour of the northern provinces; killed by soldiers