Nepotianus
| Nepotianus | |||||
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| Usurper of the Roman Empire | |||||
Nepotianus on a coin bearing
his claimed title of Augustus |
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| Reign | 3–30 June 350 (in competition with Magnentius)[1] |
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| Died | 30 June 350 Rome |
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| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||
| Father | Virius Nepotianus | ||||
| Mother | Eutropia | ||||
Iulius Nepotianus (died June 30, 350),[1] commonly known in English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman Empire. He ruled the city of Rome for twenty-eight days, before being killed by his rival usurper Magnentius' general Marcellinus.[1]
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Background[edit]
Nepotianus was the son of Eutropia, half-sister of Emperor Constantine I,[2] and of Virius Nepotianus. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora.
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After the revolt of Magnentius, Nepotianus proclaimed himself "emperor" and entered Rome with a band of gladiators[2] on 3 June 350.[1] After attempting to resist Nepotianus with an undisciplined force of Roman citizens, the defeated Praefectus urbi Titianus (or Anicius, or Anicetus), a supporter of Magnentius, fled the city.
Magnentius quickly dealt with this revolt[2] by sending his trusted magister officiorum Marcellinus to Rome. According to Eutropius, Nepotianus was killed in the resulting struggle (on 30 June), his head put on a lance and borne around the city.[2] In the following days, his mother Eutropia was also killed, during the persecution of the supporters of Nepotianus, most of whom were senators.
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- Aurelius Victor De Caesaribus 42.6, Epitome 42.3
- Zosimus, ii.59