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   Magnentius. Magnus Magnentius ( c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus. Quickly killing the unpopular Constans, Magnentius gained control over most of the ...

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   Magnentius (died Aug. 11, 353, Gaul) was a usurping Roman emperor from Jan. 18, 350, to Aug. 11, 353. His career forms one episode in the struggles for imperial power that occurred after the death of Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337). Magnentius was a pagan of German descent who had achieved distinction as a soldier before having himself ...

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   Who was Magnentius and what did he do?

   • Magnus Magnentius ( c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus. Quickly killing the unpopular Constans, Magnentius gained control over most of the Western Empire.

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   Was Magnentius a Roman Emperor?

   • Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II from 350 to 353. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the Western emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus. Quickly killing the unpopular Constans, Magnentius gained control over most of the Western Empire.

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   Was Magnentius a pagan?

   • Magnentius was a pagan of German descent who had achieved distinction as a soldier before having himself proclaimed emperor on Jan. 18, 350, at Augustodunum (modern Autun, France). Immediately he engineered the murder of Constans (sole ruler in the West from 340 to 350) and assumed control of the western half of the empire.

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   Why did Magnentius die?

   • Ultimately, Magnentius’ forces were scattered after the Battle of Mons Seleucus, and he committed suicide on 11 August 353. Much of Magnentius’ short reign was concerned with asserting his legitimacy. Unlike Constans, Magnentius was unrelated to Constantine the Great, and so had no dynastic claim to the emperorship.

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   Magnentius, a usurping emperor 350–3, was at his elevation an army commander in Britain. He was probably born at Amiens. In 350 he was proclaimed emperor by the Gallic cabal which deposed Constans. He crossed to the continent and was defeated by Constantius II at the costly battle of Mursa in Pannonia in 351. Source for information on ...

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   Nov 9, 2022 · Born in Samarobriva (Amiens), Gaul, Magnentius was the son of a British father and a Frankish mother. He served in the protectores, a prestigious bodyguard corps attached to the imperial retinue, and was promoted to comes[9] of the Herculians and Jovians, the Imperial guard units.

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   Aug 28, 1996 · Magnentius (350-353 A.D) and Decentius (351-353 A.D.) Flavius Magnus Magnentius, though of German stock, was born at Samarobriva of a British father and a Frankish mother. He was married to Justina, who in later years married the Emperor Valentinian I after the death of her first husband. Magnentius' military career included service in the ...

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   Apr 3, 2018 · Born in Samarobriva ( Amiens ), Gaul, Magnentius was the commander of the Herculians and Jovians, the Imperial guard units. When the army grew dissatisfied with the behavior of Roman Emperor Constans, it elevated Magnentius at Autun on January 18, 350. Constans was abandoned by all except a handful of retainers, and he was slain shortly ...

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    Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303 – August 11, 353) was a usurper of the Roman Empire from 350 to 353. Born in Samarobriva (Amiens), Gaul, Magnentius was the commander of the Herculians and Iovians, the Imperial guard units.[1] When the army grew dissatisfied with the behavior of Roman Emperor Constans, it elevated Magnentius at Autun on January 18, 350. Constans was abandoned by all except a ...