Nepotianus

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Nepotianus
Coin of Nepotian.png
Nepotianus on a coin bearing
his claimed title of Augustus
Roman emperor
(usurper)
Reign3–30 June 350
(in competition with Magnentius) [1]
Died30 June 350
Rome
Regnal name
Flavius Julius Popilius Nepotianus Constantinus [3]
Dynasty Constantinian
Father Virius Nepotianus
Mother Eutropia

Nepotianus (died 30 June 350), sometimes known in English as Nepotian, [1] 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's general Marcellinus. [1]

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Background

Nepotianus was the son of Eutropia, half-sister of Emperor Constantine I, [4] and of Virius Nepotianus. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora. [5]

Events

After the revolt of Magnentius, Nepotianus proclaimed himself emperor and entered Rome with a band of gladiators [4] 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 [4] 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. [4] In the following days, his mother Eutropia was also killed alongside the supporters of Nepotianus. [5]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "DiMaio, Michael, "Nepotian (350 A.D.)", "DIR"". Roman-emperors.org. 6 August 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Sear, David (2014). Roman Coins. Spink & Son. pp. 255–256.
  3. ↑ Coins refer to him as either "Flavius Julius Nepotianus", "Flavius Popilius Nepotianus" or "Flavius Nepotianus Constantinus". [2]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Eutropius x.11 [ usurped ]
  5. 1 2 Pauly-Wissowa , Eutropia 2

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