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Licinius Valerianus Minor (died 268) was the son of Roman emperor Valerian and his second wife Cornelia Gallonia, and half-brother of
Gallienus Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (; c. 218 – September 268) was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empi ...
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Life

In a '' nundinium'' sometime between 253 and 264 he was made suffect consul, and was appointed ordinary consul in 265. He died in the wake of his brother's assassination in the autumn of 268 when he was consul with his relative
Marinianus Marinianus (c. 249268) was Roman consul in 268 AD. He has been speculated to be the cousin, son or nephew of Roman Emperor Gallienus. Life Gallienus appointed him together with Paternus as consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consule ...
, in a purge against Gallienus' partisans; Joannes Zonaras reported that he was killed at
Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
, whereas Eutropius and the '' Historia Augusta'' state that he was murdered at
Mediolanum Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in northern Italy. The city was settled by the Insubres around 600 BC, conquered by the Romans in 222 BC, and ...
.Jones & Martindale, pg. 939


Family tree of Licinia gens


References

268 deaths 3rd-century Romans Ancient Roman murder victims Imperial Roman consuls Valerianus Suffect consuls of Imperial Rome Year of birth unknown Sons of Roman emperors Valerian dynasty {{AncientRome-politician-stub