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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PMONNEY, post: 2951798, member: 82829&quot;]<b>AEMILIANUS, turmoil emperor</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Of unknown background. His familly was from Mauritania, born in Girba (Djerba island) in the Roman province of Africa, he was of <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maures" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maures" rel="nofollow">Lybian</a> or Maurish descent. He succeeded Trebonianus Gallus as govrnor of Mesia. In 253 AD, the Goths plundered Asia and ravaged Ephesus; Aemilianus repelled them beyond the Danube. His successes led him to be acclaimed as emperor by his soldiers on 24 July 253.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trebonianus&nbsp; entrusted Valerian, commander of the Rhine and High Danube armies to repress this usurpation. Valerian was then proclaimed emperor by his soldiers before reaching Mesia. Valerian and Aemilianus march together ensemble in Italy.</p><p><br /></p><p>At he beginning of August 253, Aemilianus meet&nbsp; Trebonianus and his son, Volusianus, at Terni in Umbria, both were then abandonned by their soldiers and executed. The Roman Senate recognized Aemilianus as emperor.However, as he was about to confront Valerianus at Spolete. he was killed by his own soldiers which were in inferior number opposite Valerianus. They then rejoined the latter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other coins of Aemilianus are welcome.[ATTACH=full]721265[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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