Florianus

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Image:Antoninianus Florianus-unpub ant hercules.jpg Imperator Caesar Marcus Annius Florianus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus was a Roman Emperor who ruled in 276.

Florianus was reportedly a maternal half-brother to Marcus Claudius Tacitus. He was chosen by the army in the West to succeed Tacitus in 276.

He was fighting against the Eruli when the army in the East elected Probus. He had the support of Italia, Gaul, Hispania, Britain, Africa, and Mauretania. The two rival emperors met in battle in Cilicia. Florianus had the larger army, while Probus was an experienced general, and avoided a direct clash. When it was clear Probus was superior, Florianus was assassinated by his own troops. He had been emperor for 88 days. A prophecy circulated that a descendant would one day restore the Senate and rule as far as Ceylon.

In the Middle Ages the von Blumenthal family claimed descent from him, apparently because both names refer to flowers.

References

• Mc Mahon, Robin, "Florian (276.D.)", DIR (2000)
• Eutropius, Breviarium ab urbe condita, ix. 16

"…FLORIANUS, who succeeded Tacitus, was on the throne only two months and twenty days, and did nothing worthy of mention..…"

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