Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus

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Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus was a 3rd-century Roman military commander who declared himself emperor and ruled the breakaway Gallic Empire in Gaul, Britain, and Hispania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman person ⓘ
Gallic emperor ⓘ
Roman military commander ⓘ
Roman usurper emperor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Postumus ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 3rd century ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Colonia Agrippina ⓘ
coinPortraitFeature radiate crown ⓘ
conflict Roman–Gallic imperial conflict ⓘ
contestedBy Roman emperors at Rome ⓘ
countryRuled Gallic Empire ⓘ
deathCause assassination ⓘ
deathYear 269 ⓘ
declaredEmperorInYear 260 ⓘ
diedIn Germania Superior ⓘ
Mogontiacum ⓘ
era Crisis of the Roman Empire ⓘ
founded Gallic Empire ⓘ
governedRegion Gaul ⓘ
Germania ⓘ
governmentTypeOfRealm separatist Roman imperial regime ⓘ
historicalRegion Western Roman provinces ⓘ
linked to: Roman provinces
issuedCurrency antoninianus coins ⓘ
knownFrom ancient literary sources ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ
languageUsedInAdministration Latin ⓘ
loyalSupportFrom Gallic legions ⓘ
provincial elites in Gaul ⓘ
militaryBaseOfPower Rhine frontier ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableFor creating a breakaway Roman state in the West ⓘ
maintaining relative stability in Gaul during the Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
opposedBy Gallienus ⓘ
Roman central government ⓘ
partOf Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Gallic Empire ⓘ
linked to: Tetricus I

Roman provincial commander ⓘ
predecessorAsGallicEmperor none ⓘ
reignEnd 269 ⓘ
reignStart 260 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
ruledTerritory Britannia ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
Hispania ⓘ
linked to: Hispania (probable)
seizedPowerThrough military revolt ⓘ
styleOfRule military monarchy ⓘ
successorAsGallicEmperor Marcus Aurelius Marius ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century ⓘ
usurpedFrom Gallienus ⓘ

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Postumus → name → Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus ⓘ