Gannys

Gannys

Gannys was a Roman general who commanded the troops of Elagabalus against Emperor Macrinus in the Battle of Antioch.

According to Edward Gibbon in his "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire":

"... Antoninus himself, who in the rest of his life never acted like a man, in this important crisis of his fate approved himself a hero, mounted his horse, and, at the head of his rallied troops, charged sword in hand among the thickest enemies; whilst the eunuch Gannys, whose occupation had been confined to female cares and the soft luxury of Asia, displayed the talents of an able and experienced general."

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