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| Died | 30 June 350 Rome |
Julius Nepotianus (died June 30, 350),[1] sometimes known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome for twenty-eight days, before being killed by his rival usurper Magnentius' general Marcellinus.[1]
Background[]
Nepotianus was the son of Eutropia, half-sister of Emperor Constantine I,[2] and of Virius Nepotianus. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora.
Events[]
After the revolt of Magnentius, Nepotianus proclaimed himself "emperor" and entered Rome with a band of gladiators[2] on 3 June 350.[1] After attempting to resist Nepotianus with an undisciplined force of Roman citizens, the defeated Praefectus urbi Titianus (or Anicius, or Anicetus), a supporter of Magnentius, fled the city.
Magnentius quickly dealt with this revolt[2] by sending his trusted magister officiorum Marcellinus to Rome. According to Eutropius, Nepotianus was killed in the resulting struggle (on 30 June), his head put on a lance and borne around the city.[2] In the following days, his mother Eutropia was also killed, during the persecution of the supporters of Nepotianus, most of whom were senators.
See also[]
- List of Roman Emperors
- List of Roman usurpers
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DiMaio, Michael, "Nepotian (350 A.D.)", ''DIR''". Roman-emperors.org. 1996-08-06. http://www.roman-emperors.org/nepot.htm. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Eutropius x.11
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