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{{Short description|3rd-century Roman governor of Gallia Belgica}}
'''Faustinus''' was a 3rd-century CE political figure who launched a rebellion against the [[Gallic Empire|Gallic Emperor]] [[Tetricus I]].{{sfnp|Polfer|1999}} His full name and his year of birth are unknown.{{sfnp|Polfer|1999}} According to a small number of literary sources ([[Aurelius Victor]],<ref name="aurvic"/> [[Eutropius (historian)|Eutropius]],<ref name="eutr">Eutropius, ''Breviarium'' 9.10-13.</ref> and [[Polemius Silvius]]<ref name="polsil"/>), Faustinus sparked a mutiny among Tetricus' troops.<ref name="polsil">[[Polemius Silvius]], ''Laterculus'' 49, cited in {{harvp|Polfer|1999}}.</ref> At the time of his rebellion, Faustinus was a provincial governor (''[[praeses]]''),<ref name="aurvic">Aurelius Victor 35.4, cited in {{harvp|Polfer|1999}}.</ref> presumably of [[Gallia Belgica]] since the capital of that province—[[Augusta Treverorum]]—was where the rebellion began.{{sfnp|Polfer|1999}} Faustinus' revolt was formidable enough, according to the literary sources, to lead Tetricus to appeal to the central Roman emperor [[Aurelian]] for aid against the usurper.<ref name="aurvic"/><ref name="eutr"/><ref name="polsil"/><ref>[[Orosius]], ''Historiarum adversus paganos'' VII.23.5, cited in {{harvp|Polfer|1999}}.</ref>

The exact date of his rebellion is uncertain, but scholars generally agree on some time between late 273 CE and the summer of 274 CE.{{sfnp|Polfer|1999}} Some ancient sources suggest that Faustinus continued his revolt after Tetricus surrendered to [[Aurelian]], who in this scenario would have defeated Faustinus in 274 CE.<ref>{{cite book|first=I. |last=König |title=Die gallischen Usurpatoren von Postumus bis Tetricus |url=https://archive.org/details/diegallischenusu0000koni |url-access=registration |location=München |date=1981 |page=[https://archive.org/details/diegallischenusu0000koni/page/181 181]|isbn=9783406048012 }}, cited in {{harvp|Polfer|1999}}, who objects that by this timeline, Faustinus should have had time to strike his own coins, but none have been found.</ref>

Faustinus may have owned property in Britain that was confiscated after the failure of his rebellion.<ref>{{citation|first=C. E. |last=Stevens |chapter=The social and economic aspect of rural settlement |others=C. Thomas (ed.) |title=Rural settlement in Roman Britain |series=CBA Research reports 7 |location= London |date=1966 |page= 122}}, cited in {{harvp|Polfer|1999}}.</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.roman-emperors.org/faustinu.htm |last=Polfer |first=Michel |title=Faustinus |date=1999 |website=De Imperatoribus Romanis }}

[[Category:3rd-century Roman usurpers]]
[[Category:3rd-century Gallo-Roman people]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Year of death unknown]]
[[Category:Gallic Empire]]

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