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Dablink This article is about a person asserting official authority. For the computer game, see Usurper game . Unreferenced date December 2009 div class dablink selfreference Usurp redirects here. You might be also looking for Wikipedia Changing username Usurpations . div Wiktionary usurperUsurper lat. usurpare to seize for use, to use is a derogatory term used to describe either an illegitimate or controversial claimant to the power often, but not always in a monarchy , or a person who succeeds in establishing himself as a monarch without inheriting the throne, or any other person exercising authority unconstitutionally. It may also be applied to an official acting ultra vires , outside his authority or jurisdiction. Some famous examples considered usurpers are Henry IV of England , Miguel of Portugal and Habibull h Kalak ni Habibullah Ghazi of Afghanistan . See also List of usurpers Pretender Roman usurper Category Political terms History stub Royalty stub bg cs Uzurp tor de Usurpation fy Usurpator hr Uzurpacija lv Uzurp cija nl Usurpator ja no Usurpasjon ru sh Uzurpacija fi Usurpaattori sv Usurpator uk zh ... more details
Infobox Roman emperor name Gratian full name Gratianus title Roman usurperUsurper of the Western Roman Empire image caption reign 407 predecessor Marcus usurper Marcus successor Constantine III western emperor Constantine III date of death 407 place of death Roman Britain Britannia Gratian or Gratianus ref Jones, pg. 518 ref died 407 was a Roman usurper 407 in Roman Britain . Career Following the death of the usurper Marcus usurper Marcus , Gratian was acclaimed as emperor by the army in Britain in early 407. ref Jones, pg. 519 ref His background, as recorded by Paulus Orosius Orosius , was that he was a native Briton and one of the urban aristocracy. ref Orosius, 7 40 4 ref He rule coincided with a huge barbarian invasion that had afflicted Gaul , possibly with the connivance of Stilicho , ref Bury, pg. 138 ref the Emperor Honorius emperor Honorius s magister militum , who was concerned about the British usurpers. ref Bury, pg. 139 ref On the last day of December 406, an army of Vandals , Alans and Suebi Sueves had crossed the frozen River Rhine Rhine . ref Bury, pg. 138 ref During 407, they spread across northern Gaul towards Boulogne sur Mer Boulogne , and Zosimus wrote that the troops in Britain feared an invasion across the English Channel . ref Zosimus, 6 3 1 ref The army wanted to cross to Gaul and stop the barbarians but Gratian ordered them to remain. ref Canduci, pg. 152 ref Unhappy with this, the troops killed him after a reign of four months ref Zosimus, 6 2 1 ref and chose Constantine III usurper Constantine III as their leader. ref Jones, pg. 519 ref Geoffrey of Monmouth describes a similar character, named Gracianus Municeps , who is likely the same figure. ref Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae , 6 1 ref Sources Primary sources Zosimus , Historia Nova , Book 6 http www.tertullian.org fathers zosimus06 book6.htm Historia Nova Paulus Orosius Orosius , Historiae adversum Paganos , 7.40 Secondary sources Arnold Hugh Martin Jones Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin ... more details
Marcellus died 366 was an officer of the Roman Empire , supporter of usurper Procopius usurper Procopius and usurper himself for a short time. There are two versions of the history of his usurpation, the first told by Ammianus Marcellinus , a contemporary historian, the second exposed by Zosimus , an historian of the beginning of the 6th century. Ammianus Marcellinus version Ammianus Marcellinus underlines the fact that Marcellus was a relative of Procopius usurper Procopius a member of the Constantinian dynasty . In 365 Procopius rebelled against emperor Valens , taking the purple Marcellus became his protector and was entrusted with the defence of Nicaea city Nicaea . When, in 366, Procopius was killed, Marcellus killed Serenianus , a cruel general of Valens who had been captured by Procopius at Cyzicus , and then conquered Chalcedon . Procopius had based his usurpation on his bond with the Constantinian family and on the support by some barbaric peoples Marcellus tried to exploit his own bond to Procopius and to consolidate an alliance with Goths Gothic tribes, and proclaimed himself emperor, but his rule was short. Valens magister militum , Equitius , came to know about Procopius death and attacked Marcellus, capturing him. After few days, Marcellus and some of his supporters were put to death. Zosimus version According to Zosimus , Marcellus was sent by Procopius usurper Procopius from Constantinople into Bithynia , to counter the cavalry unit under Serenianus command and loyal to Valens . Serenianus occupied Cyzicus , but Marcellus put the city under siege and took it, forcing Serenianus to flee after a short pursue in Lydia , Marcellus killed him. After Procopius death, Valens captured Marcellus. According to Zosimus and John of Antioch , Marcellus was suspected of planning a usurpation, as he had been found with the regalia of Procopius thus Valens ordered his death and that of his family and his supporters. Bibliography Primary sources Ammianus Marcellinus , Res ... more details
Infobox Roman emperor name Marcus full name title Roman usurperUsurper of the Western Roman Empire image caption reign 406 407 predecessor Honorius emperor Honorius successor Gratian usurper Gratian date of death 407 place of death Roman Britain Britannia Marcus ref Jones, pg. 719 ref died 407 was a Roman usurper emperor 406 407 in Roman Britain . Career He was a soldier in Roman Britain who was proclaimed emperor by the army there some time in 406. ref Zosimus, 6 2 1 ref He may have risen to power as a reaction to the increasing raids from abroad at a time when the Empire was withdrawing troops from its distant provinces like Britain to protect its heartland. There were too few troops capable of defending Britain at the time, as raiders such as the Ireland Irish , and records of raiders like Niall of the Nine Hostages show. Local troops, with ties to their home garrisons, are likely to have resisted being redeployed to Italy at a time of such instability in Britain ref Canduci, pg. 152 ref Marcus elevation may have been a result of this or some other, unrecorded crisis. It has been conjectured that the revolt in Britain was aimed principally at Stilicho , ref Bury, pg. 138 ref the Emperor Honorius emperor Honorius s magister militum , who responded by allowing the Vandal s and other Germanic tribes to cross the Rhine frontier in December 406. ref Bury, pg. 139 ref All that is known of his rule is that he did not please the army, and was soon killed by them and replaced with another short lived usurper, Gratian usurper Gratian . ref Zosimus, 6 2 1 ref In his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae , Geoffrey of Monmouth tells of a Gracianus Municeps who takes the throne of List of legendary kings of Britain Britain away from King Dionotus ref Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae , 6 1 ref it is possible he based his characters on the historical Gratian and Marcus. Sources Primary sources Zosimus , Historia Nova , Book 6 http www.tertullian.org fathers zosimus06 book6.htm ... more details
File Censorinus TyranTrig.jpg 200px thumb Censorinus from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Censorinus was an roman usurper usurper against Roman Emperor Claudius II , according to the Historia Augusta . He is included in the list of the Thirty Tyrants Roman Thirty Tyrants . 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 . References http www.roman emperors.org claudgot.htm Weigel, Richard D., Claudius II Gothicus 268 270 , De Imperatoribus Romanis DEFAULTSORT Censorinus Category 269 deaths Category 270 deaths Category Thirty Tyrants bg de Censorinus Gegenkaiser fr Censorinus usurpateur it Censorino usurpatore pl Censorinus uzurpator ru ... more details
unreferenced date August 2009 Infobox Roman emperor name Bonosus full name title Roman usurperUsurper of the Roman Empire image caption reign c. 281 vs Marcus Aurelius Probus Probus predecessor successor spouse 1 Name unknown spouse 2 issue two sons dynasty father A Roman Britain Briton mother A Roman Gaul Gaul date of birth place of birth date of death place of death place of burial Bonosus was a Roman usurper . Born in Hispania , his father was from Roman Britain Britain and his mother from Roman Gaul Gaul . He lost his father early in life but his mother gave him a decent education. He had a distinguished military career and an excellent service record when, stationed on the Rhine , the Germans managed to burn and destroy the Roman Navy Classis Germanica fleet under his command. Fearful of the consequence he proclaimed himself Roman emperor ca. 281 at Cologne Colonia Agrippina jointly with Proculus . However, it did not save him from Marcus Aurelius Probus Probus , who after a lengthy and protracted struggle, managed to defeat him. Bonosus saw no way out and hanged himself. He left behind a wife and two sons who were treated with honour by Probus. DEFAULTSORT Bonosus Category 281 deaths Category 3rd century Roman usurpers Category Ancient Roman admirals Category Crisis of the Third Century Category Ancient Roman military personnel who committed suicide Category Suicides by hanging Category Ancient Roman generals Category Ancient Romans who committed suicide ancient Rome bio stub Euro mil bio stub bg ca Bon s de Bonosus es Bonoso fa fr Bonosus fy Bonosus hr Bonos it Gaio Quinto Bonoso nl Bonosus pl Bonosus ru sr sh Bonos tr Bonosus ... more details
Infobox Roman emperor name Romanus full name title Roman usurperUsurper of the Western Roman Empire image caption reign 470 predecessor Anthemius successor Anthemius spouse 1 spouse 2 issue dynasty father mother date of birth place of birth date of death 470 place of death Rome , Italia Roman Empire Italia place of burial Romanus was a Roman usurper in the West Roman Empire who unsuccessfully rebelled against the Roman Emperor Emperor Anthemius in 470 before being executed at Rome . Career Romanus was a Roman Senator ref Mathisen, Anthemius Canduci, pg.168 ref and a Patrician ancient Rome Patrician ref Mathisen, Anthemius Jones, pg. 947 ref who had achieved the rank of Magister officiorum during the final decades of the Western Roman Empire . ref Jones, pg. 947 ref A known supporter of Ricimer , the Magister militum , ref Mathisen, Anthemius ref this brought him into conflict with the Roman Emperor Emperor Anthemius , who both distrusted and disliked Ricimer. ref MacGeorge, pg. 246 Canduci, pg. 168 ref In 470, Anthemius fell seriously ill, and it was rumored that sorcery had been used to afflict the emperor. ref MacGeorge, pg. 246 Mathisen, Anthemius ref Ricimer saw an opportunity to install a new puppet emperor, and began to lay the groundwork for the accession of Romanus to the imperial throne. ref MacGeorge, pg. 246 ref However, Anthemius eventually recovered, and accused a number of Ricimer s supporters of using sorcery to try to bring about his death, including Romanus, whom he also accused of seeking to usurp his throne. ref Canduci, pg. 168 Mathisen, Anthemius ref He had the senator beheaded in 470, an act which he hoped would secure his throne. ref Jones, pg. 947 Canduci, pg. 168 ref In fact, it did the opposite. Ricimer became furious about the death of Romanus, and was the trigger which he used to move against Anthemius, whom he deposed in 472. ref Mathisen, Anthemius MacGeorge, pgs. 246 247 ref Sources http www.roman emperors.org anthemiu.htm Mathisen, Ralph ... more details
, Septimius Severus decided to make his bid for power and usurped the throne. Although initially a usurper .... Since the emperors had the status quo and political credibility behind them, the usurper had to be a charismatic ... , who defeated Aemilianus himself a usurper is an example of this kind. Other usurpers, like the emperor ... of another usurper was always present and the first measures taken were inevitably to put trusted ... of all the usurper manoeuvred to keep his legions happy, since he owed his power to their continued ... the usurper Uranius is placed by some in the reign of Elagabalus and by others in the time of Gallienus ... types with the effigy of a usurper might not be equal to the total number of usurpations. The presence ... to embellish their own prose. See also List of Roman usurpers Usurper DEFAULTSORT Roman Usurper Category ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Conan the Usurper title orig translator image Image Conan usurper.jpg image caption Conan the Usurper by Robert E. Howard , Lancer Books , 1967 author Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp illustrator cover artist Frank Frazetta country United States language English language English series Conan the Barbarian genre Sword and sorcery Fantasy fiction Fantasy short stories publisher Lancer Books release date 1967 in literature 1967 english release date media type Print Paperback pages 256 pp isbn NA preceded by Conan the Warrior followed by The Hour of the Dragon Conan the Conqueror Conan the Usurper is a 1967 collection of four fantasy short stories written by Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp featuring Howard s seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian . Most of the stories originally appeared in the fantasy magazine Weird Tales in the 1930s. The book has been reprinted a number of times since by various publishers, and has also been translated into German language German , Spanish language Spanish , Italian language Italian , Swedish language Swedish and Dutch language Dutch . Contents Introduction L. Sprague de Camp The Black Stranger The Treasure of Tranicos Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp Wolves Beyond the Border Robert E. Howard and L. Sprague de Camp The Phoenix on the Sword Robert E. Howard The Scarlet Citadel Robert E. Howard Plot summary Conan, about forty in these stories, embarks on the most desperate gamble of his life leading a revolution against King Numedides of Aquilonia, with the end of making himself king in his place. From his low point as a treasure seeking fugitive in the Pictish Wilderness, he is retrieved by allies from his days in the Aquilonian army to lead the revolt. The borderlands suffer grievously during the war, but in the end Conan ... short stories collected as Conan the Usurper fall between Conan the Warrior and The Hour of the Dragon ... more details
orphan date December 2007 File Titus Tribunus Maur.jpg 200px thumb Titus from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Titus is one of the Thirty Tyrants Roman Thirty Tyrants , a list of Roman usurper s compiled by the author s of the often unreliable Historia Augusta . Titus was said to have revolted against Maximinus Thrax , a Roman Emperor who ruled 235 238, after the revolt of Magnus Roman usurper Magnus . Titus was a tribune of the Moors , who had been deposed by Maximinus and transferred to a civilian position. After the revolt of Magnus had been crushed, Titus, fearing for his life, reluctantly seized the power, having the purpled compelled on him by his soldiers. ref Historia gives also the version that the Armenia n bowmen elsewhere Osroene Osroenians elected Titus as they had been loyal to Emperor Alexander Severus , and for this reason they had been hated and insulted by Maximinian. ref He ruled for six months, and Historia stated he deserved praises both home and abroad, but in the end Maximinus suppressed the revolt and killed Titus. Also noteworthy is Titus s wife, Calpurnia of the Caesonius Caesonii , and who had been a priestess, whose statue, in marble and golden bronze, was located in the Temple of Venus . She reportedly owned the pearls belonged to Cleopatra VII of Egypt , and a famous one hundred pounds silver platter, with the histories of her noteworthy family. Notes div class references small references div References http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman Texts Historia Augusta Tyranni XXX .html Tyranni Triginta xxxii DEFAULTSORT Titus Category 230s deaths Category Thirty Tyrants it Tito usurpatore ... more details
Peter was a Roman usurper of the early sixth century, recorded in two minor sources the Consularia Caesaraugustana and the Victor of Tunnuna Victoris Tunnunnensis Chronicon . He was a tyrant meaning usurper against the Visigothic rulers of Spain. When the Visigoths captured the city of Dertosa in 506, he was arrested and executed, with his head being sent as a trophy to Saragossa . ref name Collins35 Collins, 35. ref Nothing else is known about him, but he seems to be the second Roman governor after Burdunellus to try to usurp legitimate authority in the Ebro valley of Spain after the fall of the Western Roman Empire . Sources div class references small Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409&ndash 711 . Oxford Blackwell Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0 631 18185 7. Thompson, E. A. http gateway.proquest.com openurl?url ver Z39.88 2004&res dat xri pao us &rft dat xri pao article 4241 1978 022 00 000003 The End of Roman Spain Part III. Nottingham Mediaeval Studies , xxii 1978 , pp. 3&ndash 22. Reprinted as The Gothic Kingdom and the Dark Age of Spain in Romans and Barbarians The Decline of the Western Empire . Madison University of Wisconsin Press, 1982. pp. 161&ndash 187. ISBN 0 299 08700 X. div Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Peter Category 6th century Roman usurpers Category 506 deaths Category Visigothic Hispania de Petrus Usurpator ... more details
Valens died 250 AD is one of the Thirty Tyrants Roman Thirty Tyrants , a list of Roman usurpers compiled by the author s of the Historia Augusta . According to Historia , this Valens was the uncle or great uncle of another usurper, Valens Thessalonicus , who revolted against Emperor Gallienus . Valens senior would have revolted in Illyria Roman province Illyria against an earlier emperor, and would have been killed by his own soldiers after few days, as happened to his nephew. ref Tyranni Triginta , xx. ref It is possible that this Valens was Iulius Valens Licinianus, who usurped the purple in Rome during the absence of the Emperor Decius in the war against the Goths 250 , and who was quickly executed. ref Aurelius Victor , Liber de Caesaribus , 29.3 Epitome de Caesaribus , 29.5 ref References reflist http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman Texts Historia Augusta Tyranni XXX .html The Lives of the Thirty Pretenders at LacusCurtius DEFAULTSORT Valens Category 250 deaths Category Ancient Roman generals Category 3rd century Roman usurpers Category Thirty Tyrants ru ... more details
Infobox Roman emperor name Procopius full name title Roman usurperUsurper of the Roman Empire image Image Procopius siliqua RIC 013e.jpg 200px caption Coin issued by Procopius. reign September 26, 365 br May 27, 366 br against Valens and Valentinian I predecessor Jovian Emperor Jovian br Valens and Valentinian I successor Valens and Valentinian I spouse 1 spouse 2 issue dynasty Constantinian dynasty Constantinian father mother A relative of Emperor Julian the Apostate Julian s date of birth 326 place of birth Cilicia date of death death date 366 5 27 mf y place of death place of burial Procopius c. 325 326 &ndash 27 May 366 was a Roman usurper against Valens , and member of the Constantinian dynasty . Life According to Ammianus Marcellinus , Procopius spent his youth in Cilicia , ref Ammianus Marcellinus, XXVI.6.1 ref probably in Corycus. ref Tim Cornell and John Matthews, Atlas of the Roman World New York and Oxford Facts on File, Inc., 1982 , p. 150. ref On his mother s side, Procopius was related to Emperor Julian the Apostate Julian . ref Banchich. ref His wife was probably Artemisia, ref PLRE I, p. 111 112. ref while the Roman general of the 5th century Procopius magister militum Procopius and his son, the Emperor Anthemius , were among his descendants. ref Sidonius Apollinaris 2.67 69 ref In 358, during Constantius II reign, he was sent with Lucillianus as an envoy to the Sasanid court in this period he was tribunus and notarius . ref name AM 26 6 1 Ammianus Marcellinus, XXVI.6.1. ref Procopius entered in Julian s retinue ref name AM 26 6 1 and took part in his campaign against the Sasanids, in 363. Together with Sebastianus, Sebastianus 2 he was entrusted with controlling the upper Tigris with 30,000 men and, if possible, joining King Arsaces II of Armenia and march southward, to reach Julian s army in Assyria. ref Francois Paschoud, Zosime. Histoire Nouvelle Paris Soci t d dition Les Belles Lettres, 1979 , II.1, n. 33, pp. 106 109. ref However, Julian died ... more details
File Titus Cornelius Celsus.jpg 200px thumb Celsus from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum Titus Cornelius Celsus , Roman usurper under Gallienus , one of the Thirty Tyrants Roman Thirty Tyrants enumerated by Trebellius Pollio . In the twelfth year of Gallienus reign 265 , when usurpers were springing up in every quarter of the Roman Empire Roman world, a certain Celsus, who had never risen higher in the service of the state than the rank of a military tribune, living quietly on his lands in Africa Roman province Africa , in no way remarkable except as a man of upright life and commanding person, was suddenly proclaimed emperor by Vibius Passienus , proconsul of the province, and Fabius Pomponianus , general of the limes Tripolitanus Libyan frontier . So sudden was the movement, that the appropriate trappings of dignity had not been provided, and the hands of Galliena , a cousin it is said of the lawful monarch, invested the new prince with a robe snatched from the statue of a goddess. The downfall of Celsus was not less rapid than his elevation he was slain on the seventh day, his body was devoured by dogs, and the loyal inhabitants of Sicca testified their devotion to the reigning sovereign by devising an insult to the memory of his rival unheard of before that time. The effigy of the traitor was raised high upon a cross, round which the rabble danced in triumph. See also Gallienus usurpers . References http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology DEFAULTSORT Celsus Category 265 deaths Category Gallienus usurpers Category Thirty Tyrants bg de Celsus Gegenkaiser it Celso usurpatore pt Celso usurpador ru sr ... more details
Marcian Latin Flavius Marcianus floruit 469 484 was a member of the House of Leo and an usurper against emperor Zeno emperor Zeno in 479. Biography Marcian was a member of several Roman imperial families. His father was Anthemius Procopius Anthemius , Western Roman Emperor between 467 and 472, who descended from Procopius usurper Procopius , usurper in 365 366 against emperor Valens and relative of Emperor Julian emperor Julian s 360 363 . Marcian s mother was Marcia Euphemia , ref Mathisen. ref daughter of Marcian Eastern Roman Emperor in 450 457 and Pulcheria , daughter of Emperor Arcadius and nephew of Emperor Theodosius I . Marcian had three brothers Anthemiolus , who died in Gaul in 471, Procopius Anthemius and Romulus son of Anthemius Romulus and a sister, Alypia daughter of Anthemius Alypia , wife of the Western magister militum Ricimer . To strengthen the bonds between the Western and Eastern Roman empires, Marcian married Leontia daughter of Leo I Leontia , daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo I emperor Leo I and his wife Verina the elder sister of Leontia s, Ariadne empress Ariadne , had married the powerful general Zeno emperor Zeno , and was chosen as consul without colleague twice, in 469 and 472. At the death of Leo I, his nephew Leo II emperor Leo II , son of Zeno and Ariadne, succeeded him, but the young Emperor died that same year at the age of 7. Zeno, who had been proclaimed joint emperor with his son, became the only Eastern Roman Emperor, but his succession was not welcomed by many. The people of Constantinople, in fact, considered him a barbarian because of his Isauria n origin he had even changed his original name, Tarasicodissa, to the Greek Zeno , while some preferred Marcian to him as his wife, Ariadne, was born while Leo I was an obscure soldier, while Leontia was born while Leo was Emperor. For Zeno s power was challenged by Basiliscus ... Leontius usurper Leontius Marcian was then sent to Italy to ask for Odoacer s help. Notes reflist ... more details
Leontius Greek , Le ntios died 488 was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire and claimant to the throne who led a rebellion against emperor Zeno emperor Zeno in 484 488. Biography Leontius was of Syrian origin, coming from Dalisandus . Under Zeno emperor Zeno he become magister militum per Thracias Commander in chief of the Imperial army in Thrace . In 484, the Roman general Illus broke off his relationship with emperor Zeno. The Emperor sent Leontius with an army against Illus, but Illus managed to persuade Leontius to go over to his side. Zeno was not popular with the people of Constantinople , a crucial part of Eastern Romans politics, because he was an Isauria n and as such he was considered a barbarian which is why he had suffered an usurpation in 475 476 by Basiliscus Illus, who also was an Isaurian, decided not to take it for himself but to raise Leontius to the throne. Leontius s coronation took place in Tarsus on July 19, 484 the day was chosen, following the advice of some astrologers, as a favourable day ref An astrologer close to Zeno calculated a horoscope based on the coronation day of Leontius, claiming that Leontius astrologers had the wrong horoscope, as it did not consider certain elements Barton, Tamsyn S., Ancient Astrology , Routledge, 1994, ISBN 0415110297, p. 67 . ref at the hands of the empress dowager Verina , who then sent a letter to the Governors of the Diocese of the East and of the Diocese of Egypt suggesting they accept the usurper as Emperor. Leontius was recognized in Antioch , where he entered July 27, and in some other places he even had time to nominate officers ref Among these Justinian, an ex honorary consul, who had followed Illus and Leontius in Antioch and soon after had been proclaimed comes sacrarum largitionum of the usurper Arnold Hugh Martin Jones Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin , John Robert Martindale, John Morris historian John Morris , Iustinianus 5 , Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire , volume 1, Cambridge Un ... more details
Valentinus lang el died 644 was a Byzantine general and usurper. According to Sebeos , Valentinus was of Armenians Armenian origin, being descended from the royal Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia Arsacid clan. ref name PBZ70 Winkelmann et. al. 1998 , p. 70 ref ref name ODB Kazhdan 1991 , p. 2151 ref He was initially a member of the retinue of the sakellarios Philagrios, and was tasked in early 641 by the Emperor Constantine III Byzantine emperor Constantine III to distribute money to the troops in order to secure their loyalty to his infant son Constans II Constans , and not the faction of Heraclius empress dowager Martina empress Martina . It is possible that he had been appointed as general or plenipotentiary over the army, or that he held the post of comes Obsequii . ref Winkelmann et al. 1998 , pp. 70 72 ref In the event however, on Constantine s death in May 641, Martina and her son Heraklonas seized power, whilst the loyalists of Constans, most prominently Philagrios, were banished. At this point, Valentinus, who had carried out his assignment and secured the support of the army, led the troops to Chalcedon , across the Bosporus from Constantinople , and demanded that Constans be made co emperor. ref name PBZ70 Bowing to this pressure, in late September Constans was crowned co emperor by Heraklonas. In an effort to reduce the importance of this act however, Heraklonas also had two of his younger brothers, David and Marinus, raised to the rank of co emperor at the same time. Valentinus himself was rewarded by being given the title of comes excubitorum . Nevertheless, according to Sebeos account, it was Valentinus who engineered the final fall and Political mutilation in Byzantine culture mutilation of Martina and Heraklonas a few months later, and imposed Constans as sole emperor. ref name ODB ref Winkelmann et al. 1998 , pp. 70, 72 ref By early 642 ... 69 73 language German DEFAULTSORT Valentinus Usurper Category 644 deaths Category 7th century Byzantine ... more details
unreferenced date November 2008 notability date November 2008 Usurper is a Bulletin Board System door game created by Jakob Dangarden in 1993. The interface and game play are similar to 1989 s Legend of the Red Dragon . The most recently released version by Jakob is 0.20e, which was released in 2009. That release also saw the open sourcing of the project, and an unofficial version 0.21 has been released along with a new Win32 port. http www.randm.ca usurper.php Unofficial Win32 port http www.knaper.com usrp ui index.html Lenny s Usurper page http www.usurper.dangarden.com Official Usurper Forums rpg videogame stub online game stub Category Door games ... more details
Urbanus d. 271? was a Roman usurper . 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. References Urbanus , s.v. http www.roman emperors.org aurelian.htm Aurelian , De Imperatoribus Romanis site Ancient Rome bio stub DEFAULTSORT Urbanus Category 271 deaths Category 3rd century Roman usurpers fa fr Urbanus usurpateur it Urbano usurpatore romano ... more details
Or see Septimius Severus , a Roman general, and Roman Emperor from April 14, 193 to 211 Infobox Roman emperor name Septimius Septiminus full name title Roman usurper Usurper of the Roman Empire image caption reign 271, during Aurelian s rule predecessor successor spouse 1 spouse 2 issue dynasty father mother date of birth place of birth date of death place of death place of burial Septimius or Septiminus was a Roman usurper proclaimed Roman emperor emperor in 271, in Dalmatia , during Roman Emperor Emperor Aurelian s reign. His revolt soon petered out, when the menace of a goths Gothic invasion faded out, and Septimius was killed by his own troops. References S.v. http www.roman emperors.org aurelian.htm Aurelian , De Imperatoribus Romanis site DEFAULTSORT Septimius Category 271 deaths Category 3rd century Roman usurpers ca Septimi usurpador de Septimius es Septimio fr Septimius it Settimio hu Septimius pl Septimius ru tr Septimius ... more details
in the Mediterranean , she sank the French ship Ch teau Yquem . Sinking Usurper had left Algiers ... in the Gulf of Genoa on 3 October 1943 and it is believed that this may have been the Usurper . References cite web url http uboat.net allies warships ship 3561.html title HMS Usurper P 56 work ... AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox British U class submarine DEFAULTSORT Usurper ... more details
Seleucus c. 221 was a Roman usurper . Seleucus was, according to 5th century historian Polemius Silvius , an usurper against Emperor Elagabalus . His identity is not known he could be Julius Antonius Seleucus, governor in Moesia , or Marcus Flavius Vitellius Seleucus, consul for 221. start box s off s bef before Elagabalus , br Valerius Comazon Eutychianus s ttl title List of late imperial Roman consuls Consul of the Roman Empire years 221 regent1 Gaius Vettius Gratus Sabinianus s aft after Elagabalus , br Alexander Severus end box References http www.roman emperors.org eusurp.htm Note 1 Peacock, Phoebe, Seleucus , s.v. Usurpers under Elagabalus , De Imperatoribus Romanis DEFAULTSORT Seleucus Category 220s deaths Category 3rd century Roman usurpers Category Imperial Roman consuls Category Year of birth unknown bg de Seleucus it Seleuco usurpatore romano la Marcus Flavius Vitellius Seleucus ru ... more details
Magnus died 235 was a Roman usurper . Magnus was a Roman senate senator of consul consular rank . After the death of Emperor Alexander Severus there was much ill feeling in the Senate about the elevation of Maximinus Thrax to the throne. A group of officers and senators under the leadership of Magnus plotted to overthrow Maximinus. Their plan was to have Roman soldiers destroy the bridge over the river Rhine , after Maximinus had brought the army across during his campaign against the Germans . Maximinus would be left stranded on the north bank of the Rhine, at the mercy of the Germans. Before it was realized, the plan was discovered and all conspirators executed. References http www.roman emperors.org maxthrax.htm Note 202 s.v. Maximinus Thrax , De Imperatoribus Romanis DEFAULTSORT Magnus Category 3rd century Roman usurpers Category 235 deaths bg de Magnus Gegenkaiser it Magno usurpatore ro Magnus uzurpator ru ... more details
for other people with the name Amda Seyon Amda Seyon disambiguation Amda Seyon was the Emperor of Ethiopia for less than one month. Amda Seyon was proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia unicode negus n g st in September 1707 at Yebaba in Gojjam . He made his way to Gondar , where he had himself crowned, and within a short time gained the support of the friends of the late Emperor Iyasu I of Ethiopia Iyasu . Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia Tekle Haymanot quickly returned to the capital that same month, despite the difficulty of travel during the rainy season , and forced the usurper to flee. ref Richard P.K. Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns Wiesbaden Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982 , p. 143. ref According to James Bruce , it was Tekle Haymanot s kinsman and governor of Gojjam, Dirmen, who followed Amda Seyon s army out of Gojjam, then chased them out of Gondar. Dirman closely followed the usurper as Amda Seyon led his followers across the Abay River and back to Ibala, and after blocking Amda Seyon at Faggeta engaged him on the plains of Maitsa . Amda Seyon was killed in the battle, in the beginning of the engagement, fighting with all of the bravery that could be expected from a man in his circumstances. ref James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile 1805 edition , vol. 4 pp. 12f. ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Amda Seyon Category 18th century African people Category Pretenders to the Ethiopian throne Ethiopia royal stub fr Amda Seyon usurpateur he ... more details
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