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Possible Roman imperial usurper in 271 or 272
Urbanus was a
Roman usurper .
History
Urbanus declared himself emperor in either 271 or 272 AD, during the reign of
Aurelian . He likely staged his revolt in
Dalmatia . He was quickly defeated. He is possibly fictional.
References
Books
Barbieri, Guido (1952). Albo senatorio da Settimio Severo a Carino . Rome: A. Signorelli.
OCLC
7341065 .
Kean, Roger Michael; Frey, Oliver (2005). The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome . Ludlow: Thalamus.
ISBN
9781902886053 .
Mennen, Inge (2011). Power and status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 . Leiden: Brill.
ISBN
9789004203594 .
White, John F. (2005). Restorer of the World: The Roman Emperor Aurelian . Staplehurst: Spellmount.
ISBN
9781862272507 .
Vagi, David L. (2000). Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, c. 82 B.C.- A.D. 480 . Fitzroy Dearborn.
ISBN
9781579583163 .
External links
"Urbanus", s.v.
"Aurelian" , De Imperatoribus Romanis site