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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3035297, member: 80783&quot;]History needs to be rewritten.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unless nobody else has done so yet, I hereby proclaim the obvious:</p><p><br /></p><p>Sibannacus was no Usurper, but indeed the 43st legitimate Emperor of Rome!</p><p><br /></p><p>Why that, you may ask? </p><p><br /></p><p>According to Wikipedia, </p><p>&quot;A second antoninianus has been published in 1996, bearing the shortened legend MARTI PROPVGT (<i>To Mars the defender</i>). According to the style, the coin was coined in Rome; since the shortened legend is present on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aemilianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aemilianus" rel="nofollow">Aemilianus</a> coins, in 253, Silbannacus might have prevailed here during the march of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_(emperor)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_(emperor)" rel="nofollow">Valerian</a> on Rome. An interpretation of this facts leads to Silbannacus being an officer who was left in garrison in Rome while his emperor, Aemilianus, left to face his rival Valerian. After the defeat and the death of Aemilianus in September 253, Silbannacus would have tried to become emperor with the support of the troops confined in Rome, thus controlling the monetary workshop, before being quickly eliminated by Valerian and his son Gallienus.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that Silbannacus controlled the capital including the imperial mint and the troops stationed there, and if it was only for a couple of days, implies that he not only &quot;tried&quot; to become Emperor, but de facto actually succeeded.</p><p>He had every right to feel legitimate as well, as Valerian had been declared enemy of the state by the Senate loyal to Aemilianus. After Aemilian´s demise the Senate had no choice but to officially accept Aemilianus´deputy or general Silbannacus, the new master of the city who could rightfully declare to rule in the name of the legitimate Emperor.</p><p>Valerian was only &quot;pardoned&quot; after his troops took the city and Silbannacus was killed or himself declared declared enemy by a Senate who switched loyalty to the&nbsp; </p><p>new strong man.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silbannacus was therefore no less legitimate than, let´s say, Quintillus or Florian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn´t that make sense? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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