Septimius (or Septiminus) was a Roman usurper who was proclaimed Emperor in either 271 or 272 AD, under the reign of
Aurelian
Aurelian ( la, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus; 9 September 214 October 275) was a Roman emperor, who reigned during the Crisis of the Third Century, from 270 to 275. As emperor, he won an unprecedented series of military victories which reunited ...
.
History
Septimius declared himself emperor in either 271 or 272 AD, in
Dalmatia, during the reign of
Aurelian
Aurelian ( la, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus; 9 September 214 October 275) was a Roman emperor, who reigned during the Crisis of the Third Century, from 270 to 275. As emperor, he won an unprecedented series of military victories which reunited ...
. The reason for his rebellion is not strictly known, although the threat of
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
invasion may have played a part. He was killed by his own troops soon afterward.
References
Books
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External links
* S.v
"Aurelian" ''De Imperatoribus Romanis'' site
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271 deaths
3rd-century Roman usurpers
3rd-century murdered monarchs
Murdered Roman emperors
Year of birth unknown