Search Results: Gallienus

Gallienus was Roman emperor from 253 to 268 CE. Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus, the eldest son of Emperor Valerian, was named co-emperor by his father in 253 CE. He was one of many who would claim the throne over the next two decades...

The “Barracks Emperors” is a term coined by later historians referring to the Roman emperors who were chosen and supported by the army during the period known as the Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the Imperial Crisis, 235-284...

Postumus was Roman emperor from 260 to 269 CE. Marcus Cassianus Latinius Postumus was a trusted military commander of Emperor Gallienus (253-268 CE) and governor or Germania Superior and Inferior (Upper and Lower Germany). After the death...

A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Gallienus (r. 253-268 CE) may have looked like. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence. Pictured alongside the reconstruction...

A marble bust of Roman emperor Gallienus, r. 253-268 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).

Bust of Roman emperor Gallienus, 261-268 CE, from Rome(?). (Cinquantenaire Museum, Bruxelles)

The Battle of Immae (272 CE) was fought between the forces of the Roman emperor Aurelian (270-275 CE) and those of the Palmyrene Empire of Zenobia (267-273 CE) resulting in a Roman victory and, ultimately, the capture of Zenobia and an end...

Portrait bust of Emperor Gallienus, 3rd century CE, Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne

The recreated face of the Roman emperor Gallienus (r. 253-268 CE), the son of emperor Valerian (253-260 CE).

Head of Gallienus from a colossal statue, found near the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, c. 253-268 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)