Egnatia Mariniana probably was the wife of Roman Emperor Valerian and mother of Emperor Gallienus. Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Valerian on a coin celebrating goddess Fortuna, associated with health and wealth. ... Emperor Gallienus Gallienus depicted on a lead seal Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (218-268) ruled the Roman Empire as co-emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and then as the sole Roman Emperor from 260 to 268. ...

Coin bearing the legend DIVAE MARINIANAE.

Several coins bearing the legend DIVAE MARINIANAE date back to the beginning of the reign of Valerian and Gallienus. Given the use of deifying the wifes dead before their husbands' accession to the throne, it is possible Mariniana died before 253. For the book see 253 (book). ...

It is possible that Egnatius Victor Marinianus, legatus for Arabia and Moesia Superior, was the father of Mariniana. If this is true, Mariniana is also the mother of Gallienus, whose name was Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus. A legatus (often anglicized as legate) was equivalent to a modern general officer in the Roman army. ... Moesia is an ancient province situated in the areas of modern Serbia and Bulgaria. ...

References

• Bray, John, Gallienus, Wakefield Press, 1997, ISBN 1-86254-337-2