Achilleus (Roman usurper)
Aurelius Achilleus (fl. 3rd century AD) assumed the title of Roman emperor under Diocletian and reigned over Egypt after a revolt in 297 AD.[1]
| Achilleus | |||||||||
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| Usurper of the Roman Empire | |||||||||
| Reign | 297-298, against Diocletian | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Domitius Domitianus | ||||||||
| Died | 298 Alexandria, Egypt | ||||||||
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It is uncertain whether the revolt was led by Achilleus or Domitius Domitianus; while papyrological evidence indicates that the leader was Domitianus, there is literary evidence attributing the revolt to Achilleus. Achilleus was possibly the Corrector of Domitianus, and seems to have succeeded to leadership after the latter died in December 297.[2]
Achilleus was at length taken by Diocletian after a siege of eight months in Alexandria, and put to death in 298 AD.[3][4]
References
- Smith, William (1867), "Achilleus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, Boston, MA, p. 12
- Omissi, Adrastos (2018). "Birthing the Late Roman State: Diarchs, Tetrarchs, and a New Language of Power". Emperors and Usurpers in the Later Roman Empire: Civil War, Panegyric, and the Construction of Legitimacy (ebook). Oxford Studies in Byzantium. Oxford University Press. p. 79. ISBN 0192558269. OCLC 1041925546. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- Eutropius, Epitome ix. 14, 15
- Aurelius Victor De Caesaribus 39
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