Cyriades
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Cyriades stands first in the list of the Thirty Tyrants
enumerated by the Historia Augusta (writing under the name of Trebellius Pollio, from whose brief, indistinct, and apparently inaccurate narrative we gather that, after having robbed his father, whose old age he had embittered by dissipation and vice, he fled to the Persians, stimulated Shapur I
to invade the Roman
provinces, and, having assumed the purple together with the title of Augustus
, was slain by his own followers after a short career of cruelty and crime.
Edward Gibbon
thinks fit to assume that these events took place after the defeat and capture of Valerian
(a. d. 260) ; but our only authority expressly asserts, that the death of the usurper happened while the emperor was upon his march to the East (a. d. 258 or 259); and by that statement we must, in the absence of all other evidence, be content to abide. The medals published by Groltzius and Mediobarbus are rejected by Numismatics
as unquestionably spurious.
Thirty Tyrants (Roman)
The Thirty Tyrants were a series of thirty rulers that appear in the Historia Augusta as having ostensibly been pretenders to the throne of the Roman Empire during the reign of the emperor Gallienus....
enumerated by the Historia Augusta (writing under the name of Trebellius Pollio, from whose brief, indistinct, and apparently inaccurate narrative we gather that, after having robbed his father, whose old age he had embittered by dissipation and vice, he fled to the Persians, stimulated Shapur I
Shapur I
Shapur I or also known as Shapur I the Great was the second Sassanid King of the Second Persian Empire. The dates of his reign are commonly given as 240/42 - 270/72, but it is likely that he also reigned as co-regent prior to his father's death in 242 .-Early years:Shapur was the son of Ardashir I...
to invade the Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
provinces, and, having assumed the purple together with the title of Augustus
Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
, was slain by his own followers after a short career of cruelty and crime.
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament...
thinks fit to assume that these events took place after the defeat and capture of Valerian
Valerian (emperor)
Valerian , also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. He was taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, resulting in wide-ranging instability across the Empire.-Origins and rise...
(a. d. 260) ; but our only authority expressly asserts, that the death of the usurper happened while the emperor was upon his march to the East (a. d. 258 or 259); and by that statement we must, in the absence of all other evidence, be content to abide. The medals published by Groltzius and Mediobarbus are rejected by Numismatics
Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the...
as unquestionably spurious.