Urbanus (Roman usurper)
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Urbanus was a Roman usurper
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Urbanus staged an uprising in the beginning of the reign of Aurelian
. According to Zosimus
(1,49,2) he was soon defeated. It is possible that this usurper never existed.
Roman usurper
Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority. Usurpation was endemic during roman imperial era, especially from the crisis of the third century onwards, when political instability became the rule.The...
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Urbanus staged an uprising in the beginning of the reign of Aurelian
Aurelian
Aurelian , was Roman Emperor from 270 to 275. During his reign, he defeated the Alamanni after a devastating war. He also defeated the Goths, Vandals, Juthungi, Sarmatians, and Carpi. Aurelian restored the Empire's eastern provinces after his conquest of the Palmyrene Empire in 273. The following...
. According to Zosimus
Zosimus
Zosimus was a Byzantine historian, who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I . According to Photius, he was a comes, and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury.- Historia Nova :...
(1,49,2) he was soon defeated. It is possible that this usurper never existed.