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1384 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF Coss Albinus II. Maximus Dexter. Gallieni IJ. Porphyry is at Rome in this and the following year. Coss. Irap.Caes.P.Licinius Gallienus Aug. VI. Saturninus. Gallieni 12. — Odenathus is declared Au- gustus. First council upon Paul of Sa- mosata. Coss. P. Licinius Valerianus Valeriani Aug. f. II. (L. Caesonius) Lucillus (Macer Rufi- nianus.) Gallieni 13. — Postumus continues emperor in Gaul and repels the barbarians : he as- sociates Victorinus with him in the empire. Death of Dionysius of Alexandria. Coss. Imp, Caes. P. Licinius Gallienus VII. Sabinillus. Gallieni 14. Coss Paternus. Arcesilaus. Gallieni 15. — Odenathus is slain, and is succeeded by his wife Zenobia, who governs with Vabalathus. Postumus is siain : many usurpers in succession assume the empire in Gaul : it is at last in possession of Tetricus. Coss Paternus II. Marinianus. Gallienus slain in March by the arts of • Aureolus. Claudius II., surnamed Gothicus, emperor, Aureolus slain. Claudius defeats the Ale- manni. Porphyry retires to Sicily. Coss. Imp. Caes, M.Aurelius ClaudiusAug.il. Paternus. Claudii 2. — Claudius gains a great victory over the Goths. Zenobia invades Egypt. Coss Antiochianus. Orfitus. Claudius again defeats the Goths. Death of Claudius at Sinnium in the summer. Aure- lian proclaimed emperor at Sirmium, and Quintillus, the brother of Claudius, at Rome. Quintillus puts an end to his own life. AuRELiAN emperor. He comes to Rome and then proceeds to Pannonia to repel the barbarians. Before the end of the year he returns to Italy to attack the Marco- manni and Alemanni, who are in Italy. Death of Plotinus in Campania. Paul of Samosata deposed. Coss. Imp. Caes. L. Domitius Aurelianus Aug. II. Ceionius Virius Bassus II. Aureliani 2, — Aurelian defeats the Marco- manni and Alemanni in Italy. Aurelian returns to Rome and begins to rebuild the walls. Coss Quietus. Voldumianus. Aureliani 3. — Aurelian goes to the East and makes war upon Zenobia, whom he defeats and besieges in Palmyra. Hormisdas suc- ceeds Sapor as king of Persia. Manes floiurished. A.n. 273 274 275 276 278 279 >80 281 28i Coss. M. Claudiits Tacitus (qui postea Imp. Caes. Aug. app. e.). . . Placidianus. Aureliani 4. — Aurelian takes Zenobia pri- soner. He proceeds to Egypt and puts down the revolt of Firmus. Varanes I. succeeds Hormisdas as king of Persia. Longinus put to death on the capture of Palmyra. Coss. Imp. Caes. L. Domitius Aurelianus Aug. II. C.Julius Capitolinus. Aureliani 5. — Aurelian goes to Gaul, to put down Tetricus, who had reigned there from the end of a. d. 267. Submission of Tetricus. Aurelian returns to Rome and triumphs : both Zenobia and Tetricus adorn his triumph. Aurelian founds a temple to the Sun. Coss. Imp. Caes. L. Domitius Aurelianus Aug. III. T. Nonius Marcellinus. Suf. Aurelius Gordianus. Vettius Cornificius Gordianus. Aurelian slain in March. After an inter- regnum of six months, M. Claudius Tacitus is proclaimed emperor. Tacitus emperor. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Claudius Tacitus Aug. II. Aemilianus. Suf, Aelius Scorpianus. Death of Tacitus. Florianus, the brother of Tacitus, is proclaimed emperor at Rome, and M. Aurelius Probus in the East. Florianus sets out to the East to oppose Probus, but is slain at Tarsus. Probus emperor. Varanes II. succeeds Varanes I. as king of Persia. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Probus Aug. M. Aurelius Paullinus. Probi 2. — Probus defeats the barbarians in Gaul. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Probus Aug. II. Lupus. Probi 3. — Probus defeats the barbarians in Illyricum. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Probus Aug. III. Nonius Paternus II. Probi 4. — Probus reduces the Isaurians and the Bleramyae. Saturninus revolts in the East. Coss Messalla. Gratus. Probi 5. — Saturninus is slain. Probus re- turns to Rome and then proceeds to Gaul, where he puts down the revolt of Fro- culus and Bonosus either in this year or the following. Cyrillus is bishop of Antioch. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Probus Aug. IV. Tiberianus. Probi 6. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Probus Aug. V. Victorinus. Probus is slain at Sirmium in September Carus, emperor.