Faustinus
Template:Short description Faustinus was a 3rd-century CE political figure who launched a rebellion against the Gallic Emperor Tetricus I.Template:Sfnp His full name and his year of birth are unknown.Template:Sfnp According to a small number of literary sources (Aurelius Victor,[1] Eutropius,[2] and Polemius Silvius[3]), Faustinus sparked a mutiny among Tetricus' troops.[3] At the time of his rebellion, Faustinus was a provincial governor (praeses),[1] presumably of Gallia Belgica since the capital of that province—Augusta Treverorum—was where the rebellion began.Template:Sfnp 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.[1][2][3][4]
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.Template:Sfnp 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.[5]
Faustinus may have owned property in Britain that was confiscated after the failure of his rebellion.[6]
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- ↑ a b c Aurelius Victor 35.4, cited in Template:Harvp.
- ↑ a b Eutropius, Breviarium 9.10-13.
- ↑ a b c Polemius Silvius, Laterculus 49, cited in Template:Harvp.
- ↑ Orosius, Historiarum adversus paganos VII.23.5, cited in Template:Harvp.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., cited in Template:Harvp, who objects that by this timeline, Faustinus should have had time to strike his own coins, but none have been found.
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