Trebonianus Galle
| Trebonianus Galle | |
|---|---|
| Roman Emperor | |
 Coins bearing the effigy of Trebonianus Galle. | |
| Reign | |
| mid-June 251 - August 253 (~ 2 years) | |
| Period | " Military Anarchy " |
| Predecessor (s) | Decius and Herennius Etruscus |
| Co-emperor (s) | Hostilianus ( 251 ) then Volusien |
| Usurper (s) | Emilian ( 253 ) and Valerian ( 253 ) |
| Successor (s) | Emilian |
| Biography | |
| Birth | c. 206 - Italy |
| Original Name | Caius Gallus Vibius Trebonianus |
| Deaths | August 253 (47) Interamna ( Umbria ) |
| Spouse (s) | Afinia Baebiana Gemina (? - 253 ) |
| Descent | (1) Volusien (2) Vibia Galla |
| List of Roman Emperors | |
Trebonianus Gallus was Roman Emperor from mid-June 251 to August 253.
Biography
Before his elevation, Trebonianus Galle is governor of Moesia , a region where Decius performs his last campaign against the Goths. On the death of Decius, Trebonianus is cheering emperor by his soldiers. Probably to avoid suspicion of having caused the disaster in which Decius was killed, he decides to associate with the Empire the surviving son of Decius, Hostilianus with the title of Augustus , along with his own son Volusien receives that of Caesar. However Hostilianus Volusien dies soon after and retrieve the title of Augustus.
Trebonianus begins with negotiating a peace with the Goths. He bought their retirement against the delivery of supplies and payment of an annual tribute and abandoned the Roman prisoners. These conditions shocked contemporaries and yet do not prevent the Goths to stir again in 253. Trebonianus sends Volusien lead a new expedition. Locally, Marcus Aemilius Aemilianus , governor of Moesia, has several military successes and his men proclaim emperor.
Trebonianus load Publius Licinius Valerianus suppress this usurpation. But before arriving in Moesia , the soldiers of the last emperor designate.
Four suitors vie for the Empire and their armies met at Terni in Umbria: Trebonianus Volusien and are killed, then it's the turn of Emilien leaving the Empire alone Valerian.
Names successive
- Born Gaius Gallus Vibius Trebonianus
- 251 , accesses the Empire: Imperator Caesar Gaius Gallus Pius Felix Vibius Trebonianus Invictus Augustus
- 253 , Titulature to his death: Imperator Caesar Gaius Gallus Pius Felix Vibius Trebonianus Invictus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribuniciae potestatis V, Imperator, Consul II, Pater Patriae
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