Aurelian

Lucius Domitius Aurelian

Lucius Domitius Aurelian (September C.E.214–275) was the Roman emperor between C.E.270 and 275.

Quotes

• “I learn, senators, that I am accused of having acted in a manner unworthy of a man, in triumphing over Zenobia. But those who rebuke me would not have enough words of praise for me if they knew what kind of woman Zenobia is.” — {{{2}}}

Notes

• His full name, with honorific and victory titles, was Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus pius felix invictus Augustus, pontifex maximus, Germanicus maximus, Gothicus maximus, Parthicus maximus, Carpicus maximus, tribunicia potestate VI, consul III, imperator, pater patriae, proconsul, restitutor orbis.[3]
• Had Aurelian's family been enfranchised by virtue of the Constitutio Antoniniana (212) his nomen would have been "Aurelius".
• The tres militia were: (i) prefecture of a cohort of auxiliary infantry; (ii) tribunate of a legionary cohort; and (iii) prefecture of an ala of auxiliary cavalry.

Compare the career of Pertinax who pursued the Tres Militia with those of Publius Aelius Aelianus, Lucius Aurelius Marcianus (both probably) and Traianus Mucianus (certainly) who rose e caliga, i.e. through the ranks.

• Later emperors Tacitus and Carus would mint coins with the legends XI or IA, signalling a 10% of silver in the alloy.

Bibliography

White, John (C.E.2015). The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World. Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors. ISBN 978-1-4738-4569-5.

Sources

• Andrzej Donimirski, Unusual women in history, Trade Union Publishing Institute, Warsaw C.E.1988, ISBN 8320206782, p. 45.