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Reverse: ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding spear and Victory, altar to left. Consequently, Philip's religious affiliation remains a divisive topic in modern scholarly debate about his life.
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Reverse:AEQVITAS AVGG,Aequitas standing left, holding a set of scales and a cornucopia. It is the origin of the English word "equity.". Cicero defined aequitas as "tripartite": the first, he said, pertained to the gods above (ad superos deos) and is equivalent to pietas, religious obligation; the second, to the Manes, the underworld spirits or spirits of the dead, and was sanctitas, that which is sacred; and the third pertaining to human beings (homines) was iustitia, "justice.".
July 15, 2026
Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Decius. She was the mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian. As with most third-century Roman empresses, very little is known about her.
July 15, 2026
It is very probable that the edict was an attempt to legitimize his position and to respond to a general unease provoked by the passing of the Roman millennium. The sacrifice was "on behalf of" (Latin pro) the emperor, not to the emperor, since a living emperor was not considered divine.
July 15, 2026
Probus entered the army around 25 upon reaching adulthood. He rose rapidly through the ranks, repeatedly earning high military decorations. Appointed at a very young age as a military tribune by the emperor Valerian, in recognition of his latent ability, he justified the choice by a distinguished victory over the Sarmatians on the Illyrian frontier.
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Tetricus was recognized as emperor by all of Gaul — except Gallia Narbonensis, which had been partially reconquered by Placidianus, a general under Roman emperor Claudius Gothicus — and Britannia. Tetricus moved the capital of the Gallic Empire from Colonia to Augusta Treverorum in late 271 in order to guard against the Germanic peoples.
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Roman Empire Septimius Severus Silver Denarius (195 AD) - NGC XF! 5/5 Strike! Two Captives & Trophy Reverse. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.22 g). Laureate head right / Trophy; two bound captives seated back-to-back on shields below.
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Later he erected a triumphal arch to celebrate his victory. If he marched against Gallienus, then he would be exposing his heartland not only to the Germanic tribes but also potentially to any number of usurpers.
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Seeing no alternative, Silvanus surrendered, and soon both he and the young heir were executed. It was a move that allowed him to establish himself as the ruler of the Gallic Empire, which included Gaul, Spain, and eventually Britain.
July 6, 2026
The presence of Placidianus inspired the city of Augustodunum Haeduorum (Autun) to abandon Victorinus and declare its intention to declare for Claudius Gothicus. Victorinus was murdered at Colonia in early 271 by Attitianus, one of his officers, whose wife Victorinus had supposedly seduced.
July 6, 2026
Licinius II, son of Licinius, grandson of Constantius I, and half-nephew of Constantine, was born to Flavia Julia Constantia in July or August 315. While the augustus Licinius marched against Constantine in 316, Licinius II was left with his mother and the augustus's treasury at Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica).
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This prompted widespread rebellion in Jerusalem that culminated in the capture of the Roman garrison by rebel forces as the pro-Roman King Herod Agrippa II and Roman officials fled. He was executed, and the remaining Sicarii were ejected from the city.
