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Marius (emperor)

d. 269 · 3rd century · Also known as Marcus Aurelius Marius

Marius was a Roman usurper who ruled the breakaway Gallic Empire briefly in 269, after the murder of Postumus by his troops. According to later Roman sources he had been a blacksmith before rising in the army. He was killed after a reign of only a few weeks or months, and Victorinus succeeded him.

Marius (emperor)
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