1238:, the chief of the state treasury. One of the responsibilities of the rationalis was to administer the imperial mints. The workers of the mint in Rome had been engaged in adulterating the coinage for their own profit. This involved the Divus Claudius coin, which was issued during Aurelian's early reign to establish his right to be the successor of
1257:
The fact that the mint of Rome was inactive for a short time before the monetary reform of 274 could be a consequence of this revolt, and the poor quality of the coinage at the beginning of
Aurelian's reign supports the suggestion that the workers at the mint were adulterating the coinage. Aurelian
1242:. Felicissimus was held responsible and when he was challenged by Aurelian, he incited the mint workers to revolt. In the uprising that followed, it is reported that the workers were massacred while 7,000 soldiers were killed during this revolt (Aurelius Victor xxxv 6;
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Professions in the Roman Mediterranean
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Aurelian and Probus: The
Soldier Emperors Who Saved Rome
1290:. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 133.
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Invasion of the
Alemanni (258–260 approx)
1341:The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World
1318:. Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Military. p. 84.
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1250:, xxxviii 2–4). The battle took place on the
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717:Usurpation of Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi
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708:Usurpation of Valens Thessalonicus
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1189:Usurpation of Julian of Pannonia
744:Usurpation of Mussius Aemilianus
587:Scythian invasion (259–260)
1142:Usurpation of Julius Saturninus
947:Usurpation of Victorinus Junior
858:Reign of Marcus Aurelius Marius
1332:
1220:, during the reign of Emperor
826:Usurpation of Acilius Aureolus
569:Gothic invasion (256–257)
1:
1269:
726:Usurpation of Macrianus Minor
672:Roxolani Invasion of Pannonia
641:Usurpation of Macrianus Major
572:Invasion of Shapur (258)
1404:Breviarium historiae Romanae
1343:. Yorkshire: Pen and Sword.
413:Usurpation of Julius Priscus
7:
917:Palmyrene invasion of Egypt
783:Assassination of Odaenathus
52:Crisis of the Third Century
10:
1451:
1435:3rd-century Roman usurpers
1383:
325:and death of Philip &
75:Death of Alexander Severus
985:Rebellion of Felicissimus
296:Usurpation of Silbannacus
60:
1368:De Imperatoribus Romanis
632:Usurpation of Regalianus
368:Gothic invasion of Cniva
287:Usurpation of Jotapianus
278:Usurpation of Pacatianus
269:Usurpation of Sponsianus
121:Year of the Six Emperors
1339:White, John F. (2015).
1314:Syvänne, Ilkka (2020).
1164:Carus' invasion of the
1057:Usurpation of Faustinus
849:Usurpation of Laelianus
681:Campaigns of Odaenathus
377:Carpi invasion of Dacia
110:Usurpation of Quartinus
1260:Gaius Valerius Sabinus
867:Augustodunum Haeduorum
792:Usurpation of Maeonius
623:Usurpation of Ingenuus
1362:"Felicissimus", s.v.
699:Usurpation of Balista
690:Usurpation of Quietus
251:Invasion of the Carpi
178:Invasion of the Carpi
1286:Bond, Sarah (2016).
260:Secular Games of 248
97:Usurpation of Magnus
1232:Felicissimus was a
1228:Mint workers revolt
735:Pannonian Rebellion
386:Nicopolis ad Istrum
1120:Sarmatian Invasion
955:Junthungi Invasion
663:Death of Saloninus
453:Death of Hostilian
442:Trebonianus Gallus
359:Decian persecution
146:Battle of Carthage
1350:978-1-4738-4477-3
1325:978-1-5267-6750-9
1297:978-0-472-13008-5
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1048:Razing of Palmyra
890:Capture of Athens
838:Claudius Gothicus
800:Scythian Invasion
775:Scythian Invasion
350:Plague of Cyprian
313:Decius' Rebellion
201:Sabinianus Revolt
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552:Thermopylae
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190:Gordian III
1424:Categories
1414:Aurelianus
1364:"Aurelian"
1270:References
1264:Mediolanum
1248:Aurelianus
1235:rationalis
972:Tetricus I
579:Mediolanum
505:Aemilianus
137:Gordian II
131:Revolt of
1400:Eutropius
1194:(284-285)
1183:(283-285)
1176:Reign of
1159:(282-283)
1152:Reign of
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1108:(276-282)
1101:Reign of
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1080:Reign of
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797:(266–267)
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767:Ctesiphon
749:(261–262)
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1406:, ix,14;
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614:Caesarea
528:Valerian
430:Etruscus
169:Balbinus
165:Pupienus
84:Harzhorn
1416:, 38.2;
1396:, 35,6;
1384:Sources
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