Censorinus (usurper)
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Censorinus was an usurper
against Roman Emperor
Claudius II
, according to the Historia Augusta. He is included in the list of the Thirty Tyrants
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The revolt of Censorinus is questionable. He should have revolted in 269–270. The source is the Historia Augusta, according to which Censorinus had been consul
twice, even if there is no record of such offices; he proclaimed himself emperor, but soon he was killed by his own soldiers, because he enforced too strict discipline. His tomb should have been in Bologna
.
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...
against Roman Emperor
Roman Emperor
The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period . The Romans had no single term for the office although at any given time, a given title was associated with the emperor...
Claudius II
Claudius II
Claudius II , commonly known as Claudius Gothicus, was Roman Emperor from 268 to 270. During his reign he fought successfully against the Alamanni and scored a crushing victory against the Goths at the Battle of Naissus. He died after succumbing to a smallpox plague that ravaged the provinces of...
, according to the Historia Augusta. He is included in the list of the Thirty Tyrants
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....
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The revolt of Censorinus is questionable. He should have revolted in 269–270. The source is the Historia Augusta, according to which Censorinus had been consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
twice, even if there is no record of such offices; he proclaimed himself emperor, but soon he was killed by his own soldiers, because he enforced too strict discipline. His tomb should have been in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
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