Florianus

Reece Period attributed: Period 14

Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 276 until 276.

Marcus Annius Florius succeeded Tacitus as emperor. He had been commander of the Praetorian Guard and was quickly recognized by the senate.

Florian quickly marched east to continue fighting the Heruli, and soon had them nearly defeated. However, the eastern commander Marcus Aurelius Probus was declared emperor by Egypt, Syria, and the other eastern provinces. Florian marched south to encounter Probus but his much-larger army was soon decimated by heat and disease. His soldiers lost their loyalty, and Probus’ men talked them into deposing Florian in favour of Probus. Florian was killed by his own troops, who erected a statue in his honour.

Other resources about Florianus

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Florianus
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florianus

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Florianus
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• Predecessor: Tacitus (emperor)
• Successor: Probus (emperor)
• Definition: Marcus Annius Florianus (died 276), also known as Florian, was Roman emperor from the death of his half-brother, Emperor Tacitus, in July 276 until his own murder in September of that year. Florianus was the maternal half-brother of Tacitus, who was proclaimed emperor in late 275 after the unexpected death of Emperor Aurelian. After Tacitus died the following year, allegedly assassinated as a consequence of a military plot, Florianus proclaimed himself emperor, with the recognition of the Roman Senate and much of the empire. However, the new emperor soon had to deal with the revolt of Probus, who rose up shortly after Florianus ascended the throne, with the backing of the provinces of Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Phoenicia. Probus took advantage of the terrain of the Cilician Gates, and the hot climate of the area, to which Florianus' army was unaccustomed, to chip away at their morale. Florianus' army rose up against him and killed him.
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• Birth place: Umbria, Terni, Roman Italy
• Death place: Tarsus, Mersin, Cilicia
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  • Annii
  • Crisis of the Third Century
  • 3rd-century murdered monarchs
  • Murdered Roman emperors
  • 3rd-century Roman emperors
  • Year of birth unknown
  • 232 births
  • 276 deaths
  • Praetorian prefects