- Victorinus
Infobox Roman emperor
name =Victorinus
full name =Marcus Piav(v)onius Victorinus
title =Emperor of theGallic Empire
caption =Ancient coin featuring Victorinus.
reign =268 - 270 / early 271
predecessor =Marcus Aurelius Marius
successor =Victoria /Domitian II /Tetricus I
spouse 1 =
spouse 2 =
issue =Victorinus Junior
dynasty =
father =
mother =Victoria
date of birth =
place of birth =
date of death =270 / early 271
place of death =
place of burial =|Marcus Piav(v)onius Victorinus was emperor of the secessionist
Gallic Empire from 268 to 270 or 271, following the brief reign of Marius.Victorinus, born to a family of great wealth, was a soldier under
Postumus , the first of the so-called Gallic emperors. Victorinus held the title of tribunus praetorianorum (tribune of the praetorians) in 266/267, and was co-consul with Postumus in 267 or 268. Following the death of Marius, Victorinus was declared emperor by the troops located at Augusta Treverorum (Trier ,Germany ), and he was recognized by the provinces ofGaul and Britain, but notHispania , which reunited with theRoman Empire .During his reign, Victorinus successfully prevented the city of Augustodunum Haeduorum (
Autun ,France ) from rejoining the Roman Empire. The city was besieged for seven months, before it was stormed and plundered.Victorinus was murdered in 270 or early 271 by Attitianus, one of his officers, whose wife Victorinus had supposedly seduced. Victorinus' mother, Victoria (or Vitruvia), continued to hold power after the death of Victorinus and she arranged for his deification and, after considerable payment to the troops, the appointment of
Tetricus I as his successor.Victorinus is listed among the Thirty Tyrants in the "
Historia Augusta ". The (dubious) "Historia Augusta" equally has a short description ofVictorinus Junior , allegedly the son of Victorinus that was appointed emperor by his family the day his father was murdered, and would have been killed immediately afterwards by the troops.External links
* [http://www.roman-emperors.org/victorin.htm "Victorinus"] , "De Imperatoribus Romanis" site
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