Domitianus was a Roman military commander who declared himself emperor of the secessionist Gallic Empire (the provinces of Gaul (France and the Rhineland) and Britain) for a short time in about 271. His life has been recorded by Zosimus (i 49), and Historia Augusta (12.14). An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... The Gallic Empire (in Latin, imperium Galliarum) is the modern name for the independent realm that lived a brief existence during the Roman Empires Crisis of the Third Century, from 259 to 274. ... Events Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube Roman Emperor Aurelian withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. ... For the pope of this name see Pope Zosimus Zosimus, Greek historical writer, nourished at Constantinople during the second half of the 5th century A.D. According to Photius, he was a count, and held the office of advocate of the imperial treasury. ... The Augustan History (Lat. ...

The evidence for Domitianus' existence and rule is limited to two coins, one discovered in the Loire area of France in 1900 and which was thought to be a forgery, and one discovered fused in a pot with some 5,000 other coins of the period 250-275 (thus providing incontrovertible provenance) in Oxfordshire, England, in 2003. (The coin, and its accompanying hoard, have been acquired by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.) Evidence can mean: Any objectively demonstrable circumstance which tends to indicate or disprove a proposition, see scientific method and reality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A government (from the Greek Κυβερνήτης kubernites - steersman, governor, pilot, or rudder) is an organization that has the power to make and enforce laws. ... Loire is a département in the east-central part of France occupying the Loire Rivers upper reaches. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... Events Diophantus writes Arithmetica the first systematic treatise on algebra. ... Events Eutychian elected pope (probable date) September 25 - Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed emperor by the senate Births Eusebius of Caesarea (approximate date) Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 280, approximate date). ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the worlds first university museum. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...

It is thought that Domitianus' rule may have lasted as little as a few days. He appears to have been liquidated for treason by the emperor Aurelian, perhaps for having the coins made. Coin (antoninianus) of Aurelian Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (September 9, 214–275), known in English as Aurelian, Roman Emperor (270–275), was the second of several highly successful soldier-emperors who helped the Roman Empire regain its power during the latter part of the third century and the beginning of the...

Caius Pius Esuvius Tetricus was emperor of the Gallic Empire from 270/271 to 273, following the murder of Victorinus. ... Events Quintillus briefly holds power over the Roman Empire, and is succeeded by Aurelian Vandals and Sarmatians driven out of Roman territory Romans leave Utrecht after regular invasions of Germanic people. ... Events Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube Roman Emperor Aurelian withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. ... Events Under the command of Emperor Aurelian, the Roman Army sacks the city of Palmyra. ...

External links

• Coin unearths new Roman emperor, BBC News, 25 February 2004
• British museum analysis of the coin

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See also

An earlier, much more famous, emperor called Domitianus is usually called Domitian (81-96) in English. Domitius Domitianus (296-297) was a Roman usurper based in Egypt. Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman emperor of the gens Flavia. ...