- Trebellianus
Trebellianus (d. 260-268), also Trebatius Priscus or Trebatius Testa, was a
Roman usurper listed among the thirty tyrants in the "Historia Augusta ". Modern historians consider this figure a character invented by the author of "Historia", whose traditional name was Trebonianus Pollius.According to "Historia", Trebellianus was a Cilician robber, who called his castle in the fastnesses of the Isaurian mountains the Palatium (as the imperial palace on the Palatine, in
Rome ), established a mint, and gave himself the title of emperor. But having been tempted to quit his stronghold and descend into the plain, he was there encountered and slain byCausisoleus , an Egyptian, one of the generals ofGallienus ("dux Gallieni"), brother ofTheodotus who had defeatedMussius Aemilianus .Trebellianus is also cited by
Eutropius ("Breviarium", ix.8). The passage is considered a later interpolation, or an error for "Regalianus " — and in fact several editions of Eutropius amend the text with Regalianus. In the latter case, it is possible that this passage gave inspiration to the author of "Historia" for its Trebellianus.References
* Article originally taken from the public domain "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", edited by William Smith.
* [http://www.roman-emperors.org/galusurp.htm Körner, Christian "Fictitious usurpers: Trebellianus, Celsus and Saturninus", s.v. "Usurpers under Gallienus" "De Imperatoribus Romanis"]External links
* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3503.html Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 1169]
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