Roman emperorTitus Fulvius Iunius Macrianus (died 261), also known as Macrianus Minor to distinguish him from his father, was the son of Fulvius Macrianus. His mother was of noble birth and her name, possibly, was Iulia. He gained the imperial office, together with his brother Quietus, through the support of his father and of Ballista, Roman emperor Valerian's praefect, in 260.
He was defeated in battle in Thrace in 261 by Aureolus and he and his father lost their lives.
Macrianus refused the throne because of his old age and physical condition (he was lame).
With the support of Balista, Valerian's praefect, and with the influence that possession of the treasurury of Valerian brought, Macrianus managed to have his two sons MacrianusMinor and Quietus elevated to the throne.
Macrianus Major and Minor marched the eastern army from Asia to Europe, but were defeated in Thrace in 261 by Aureolus.
The coinage of Macrianus and of his brother and co-emperor Quietus celebrated the army, the confidence in victory, and the foreseen arrival of happy times.
MacrianusMinor's mother was of noble birth and her name, possibly, was Iunia.
Macrianus, his father and his son Quietus, were in Mesopotamia in 260, for the Sassanid campaign of Emperor Valerian, when the Roman army was defeated, and the emperor was captured.
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