Florianus | |||||
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Reign | 276 | ||||
Dies imperii | July 276 | ||||
Predecessor | Marcus Claudius Tacitus | ||||
Successor | Probus | ||||
Born | Marcus Annius Florianus | ||||
Died | September 276
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Florianus or Florian (died 276) was Roman emperor for eighty-eight days in 276 AD.
It is unknown when or where Florianus (Latin: Marcus Annius Florianus) was born. The Historia Augusta (a Latin history) says that Florianus was the half-brother of Marcus Claudius Tacitus. This information may not be correct.[1] Tacitus was Roman emperor from the end of 275 until he died in the middle of 276.[1][2]
The Greek historian Zosimus wrote that Florianus was praetorian prefect while Tacitus was emperor.[1]
Florianus became emperor in around July 276, after the murder of Tacitus in Asia Minor.[1]
The Latin historians Eutropius and Jerome wrote that Florianus was emperor for eighty-eight days.[1]
The Historia Augusta says that soldiers of the Roman army murdered Florianus at Tarsus. This would have happened in around September 276. The Historia Augusta also says that Florianus had a cenotaph at Interamna (Terni, Italy).[1][3]
Florianus was not deified (made into a god) but neither did he get damnatio memoriae.[1]
The Historia Augusta says that Florianus was the half-brother of Tacitus. Tacitus and Florian had the same mother, but different fathers.[2] This information may not be correct.[1] The Historia Augusta also says Florianus had many children. This information may not be correct.[1]
Principate 27 BC – 284 AD |
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Dominate 284–610 |
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Eastern/ Byzantine Empire 610–1204 |
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Empire of Nicaea 1204–1261 |
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Eastern/ Byzantine Empire 1261–1453 |
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Italics usually indicate an usurper or co-emperor. |