Postumus

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Postumus was a 3rd-century Roman military commander who broke away from central imperial authority to establish and rule the secessionist Gallic Empire in the western provinces.

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Postumus canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman person
Gallic emperor
Roman emperor
usurper
approximateBirthCentury 3rd century
capitalOfRealm Cologne
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
surface form: Colonia Agrippina
causeOfDeath killed by his own troops
claimedTitle Imperator Caesar Postumus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus
conflict civil war within the Roman Empire
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
currencyIssued antoninianus
gold aureus
deathYear 269
defendedFrontier Rhine frontier
diedIn Germania Superior
Mainz
Mogontiacum
era Crisis of the Third Century
founded Gallic Empire
heldOffice governor of Germania Inferior
knownFor defending the Rhine frontier
establishing a breakaway Gallic Empire
successful rule in western provinces
language Latin
militaryBranch Roman army
militaryRank military commander
name Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus
notablePolicy strong coinage with high silver content early in his reign
opposedTo Gallienus
Saloninus
powerBase Germania Inferior
predecessorAsGallicEmperor none (founder of the Gallic Empire)
regionOfActivity western Roman provinces
reignEnd 269
reignStart 260
religion Roman paganism
responsibleFor killing of Saloninus
ruledEntity Gallic Empire
ruledOver Britannia
Gaul
Germania
Iberian Peninsula
surface form: Hispania
seizedPowerIn 260
successorAsGallicEmperor Marius
title Augustus
usurpedFrom Gallienus

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Gallic Empire firstRuler Postumus
Gallic Empire hasEmperor Postumus
Gallic Empire establishedBy Postumus
Laelianus predecessor Postumus
Laelianus opponent Postumus
Laelianus authorityContested Postumus
Marius predecessor Postumus
Tetricus I notableRival Postumus