Gallienus (Publius Licinius Valerianus Egnatius) (găl'īē`nəs), d. 268, Roman emperor. He ruled as the colleague (253–60) of his father, Valerian Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus) (vəlēr`ēən), d. after 260, Roman emperor (253–60).
..... Click the link for more information. , and alone (260–68). When his father was in the East, Gallienus checked the Alemanni near Milan, and even after the capture of Valerian he was successful. Later, however, the provinces began to be too rebellious for his control. Postumus Postumus (Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus) (pŏs`ty
məs), d.
..... Click the link for more information. had established his independence in Gaul, and in the East Odenathus, spreading the conquests of Palmyra Palmyra (pălmī`rə), ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site.
..... Click the link for more information. , was being recognized. A force sent by Gallienus against Zenobia Zenobia (zĭnō`bēə), d. after 272, queen of Palmyra . She was of Arab stock and was the wife of Septimius Odenathus .
..... Click the link for more information. was defeated. Gallienus himself was murdered by his men at Milan, where he was resisting a revolt, which was eventually suppressed by his successor Claudius II Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Claudius), d. 270, Roman emperor (268–70), called Gothicus. A successful general under Valerian, Claudius put down the revolt in which Gallienus was killed.
..... Click the link for more information. . During his reign Gallienus had reversed his father's program of persecuting the Christians and had managed to bring the empire through a crucial period of history without complete disaster.
..... Click the link for more information. , and alone (260–68). When his father was in the East, Gallienus checked the Alemanni near Milan, and even after the capture of Valerian he was successful. Later, however, the provinces began to be too rebellious for his control. Postumus Postumus (Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus) (pŏs`ty
məs), d...... Click the link for more information. had established his independence in Gaul, and in the East Odenathus, spreading the conquests of Palmyra Palmyra (pălmī`rə), ancient city of central Syria. A small modern village known as Tudmur is on the site.
..... Click the link for more information. , was being recognized. A force sent by Gallienus against Zenobia Zenobia (zĭnō`bēə), d. after 272, queen of Palmyra . She was of Arab stock and was the wife of Septimius Odenathus .
..... Click the link for more information. was defeated. Gallienus himself was murdered by his men at Milan, where he was resisting a revolt, which was eventually suppressed by his successor Claudius II Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Claudius), d. 270, Roman emperor (268–70), called Gothicus. A successful general under Valerian, Claudius put down the revolt in which Gallienus was killed.
..... Click the link for more information. . During his reign Gallienus had reversed his father's program of persecuting the Christians and had managed to bring the empire through a crucial period of history without complete disaster.
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