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- Priscus Attalus (Greek: Πρίσκος Άτταλος, died after 416) was twice Roman usurper (in 409–10 and in 414–15), against Emperor Honorius, with Visigothic support. Originally a pagan, he was eventually baptized as an Arian Christian, thus becoming the last pretender to the Roman imperial office who did not profess Nicene Christianity.
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Priscus Attalus ( Greek: Πρίσκος Άτταλος, died after 416) was twice Roman usurper (in 409–10 and in 414–15), against Emperor Honorius, with Visigothic support. Originally a pagan, he was eventually baptized as an Arian Christian, [1] thus becoming the last pretender to the Roman imperial office who did not profess Nicene ...
Priscus Attalus was a usurping Roman emperor of the West in ad 409–410, the first to be raised to that office by barbarians. Attalus was born a pagan and was baptized by an Arian bishop. He was a senator at the time of Alaric’s second siege of Rome, and he was named emperor of the West by the Goths.
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Priscus Attalus was a Greek who became twice Roman usurper (in 409 and in 414), against Emperor Honorius. The family of Priscus Attalus had moved to Italy under Valentinian I. Priscus Attalus was a senator in Rome, who served as Prefectus urbi in 409. Prefectus urbi meant the prefect of the city of Rome with all the powers needed to maintain ...
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Priscus Attalus was the Prefect of Rome during the second siege of Alaric the Visigoth King (409 AD). Alaric threatened to destroy Ostia and all the granaries maintained there and as such caused widespread starvation throughout Rome. Alaric used this threat to blackmail the Senate into appointing Priscus Attalus Emperor. Although of noble birth, Pr...
Mints: Rome, Narbonne Obverse Legends: PRISCVS ATTALVS P F AVG IMP PRISCVS ATTALVS P F AVG DENOMINATIONS AU Solidus (4.50 grams) AU Tremissis (1.35 grams) AR Miliarense (4.29 grams) AR Siliqua (1.57 grams) AR 1/2 Siliqua (0.72 grams) AE 3
The significant silver multiple of 24 Siliqua was struck in 409 AD and probably represents an accession issue and may have been struck as a desire to present impressive gifts to his German allies. AR 24 Siliqua (72.06 grams)
Jun 1, 1999 · Attalus (409-410, 414-415 A.D.) Priscus Attalus was Augustus twice, 409-410 and 414-415. He was a Greek from Asia whose father had moved to Italy under Valentinian I. Attalus was prominent in the Senate in the early fifth century and remained a pagan. In 409 he was appointed as Urban Prefect of Rome by Honorius. After Alaric occupied Rome in ...
Priscus Attalus. Usurper emperor at Rome 409-410, in Gaul 414-415. Attalus was Prefect of Rome when Alaric (q.v.) besieged the city a second time (409). Alaric forced the Senate to make Attalus emperor by threatening to destroy the grain supplies at Ostia; Attalus became a puppet for the Visigothic ruler.
Mar 1, 2020 · During this period, three usurpers once again established the Urbs Aeterna as their capital: Maxentius (306–312 CE), Nepotian (350 CE), and Priscus Attalus (409–410 CE). This article examines how each of them sought to employ the unique prestige of Rome as an asset to strengthen their claims to the purple.
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