Constantius Gallus

Reece Period attributed: Period 18

Member of the House of Constantine dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 351 until 354.

Flavius Claudius Constantius (originally named Gallus) was Constantius II’s cousin. He became Caesar in March 351 and changed his name. He ruled the Eastern provinces from Antioch but was a harsh governor and his subjects complained to the emperor. Constantius II summoned him to Milan but intercepted him in Pola (Istria) where he was tried and put to death in 354.

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• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_Gallus

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• Preferred label: Constantius Gallus
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  • Constantius Gallus
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• Definition: Flavius Claudius Constantius Gallus (326–354) was a statesman and ruler in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire from 351 to 354, as Caesar under emperor Constantius II (r. 337–61), his cousin. A grandson of emperor Constantius Chlorus (r. 293–306) and empress Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and a son of Julius Constantius and Galla, he belonged to the Constantinian dynasty. He was born during the reign of his uncle Constantine the Great (r. 306–37), and was among the few to survive the killings of male members of the imperial family in 337. Under Constantius II, he married Constantina, Constantine's daughter and Constantius' sister. As Caesar he dealt with a Jewish revolt (351–352) and ruled from Antioch, but the emperor came to mistrust him, and ultimately had him executed and replaced with his younger half-brother Julian.
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  • Father: Julius Constantius
  • Mother: Galla (wife of Julius Constantius)
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• Death place: Pula
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  • Constantina
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  • Caesar (title)
  • Roman consul
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  • Flavii
  • Ancient Roman governors
  • Caesars (heirs apparent)
  • 320s births
  • 354 deaths
  • Executed politicians
  • People from Massa Lombarda
  • Constantinian dynasty
  • Tetrarchy
  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • People executed by the Roman Empire
  • Year of birth unknown
  • Executed ancient Roman people