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    Quintillus. Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus (died 270) was a short-lived Roman emperor. He was a brother of Emperor Claudius Gothicus, whom he succeeded after Claudius' death in 270. Quintillus' claim to be emperor was challenged by Aurelian, who was proclaimed emperor by the legions he commanded. Quintillus' reign only lasted a few weeks.

  2. Apr 3, 2024 · Quintillus. In full: Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus. Died: 270. Title / Office: emperor (269-270), Roman Empire. Quintillus (died 270) was a Roman emperor in ad 270, who died or was killed a few weeks after being proclaimed emperor. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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  3. Died at Aquileia, ca. September AD 270. Marcus Aurelius Quintillus was the younger brother of Claudius II Gothicus. He had been left in command of troops in northern Italy, while Claudius II was on campaign against the Goths in the Balkans, to prevent any invasion across the Alps by the Alemanni.

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  5. Aug 27, 2020 · Marcus Aurelius Quintillus. (d. AD 270) Marcus Aurelius Quintillus was the younger brother of Claudius II Gothicus. He had been left in command of troops in northern Italy, while Claudius II was on campaign against the Goths in the Balkans, to prevent any invasion across the Alps by the Alemanni.

  6. other name:Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus. Details. individual; ruler; royal/imperial; Roman; Male. Life dates. -270. Biography. Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus was the younger brother of Claudius II (q.v.). He succeeded his brother when his troops proclaimed him emperor on the death of Claudius II (270) but the troops switched their ...

  7. Quintillus was Roman emperor for seventeen days in September 270. Quintillus was the brother of Claudius Gothicus, who was Roman emperor until September 270. Quintillus took power in the Italian Peninsula when Claudius Gothicus died at Sirmium (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia).

  8. The biography of Aurelian in the HA ( Aurelian 37.5-6) tells a slightly different story. It puts Quintillus in command of a garrison ( praesidium) in Italy at the time of Claudius' death. He seizes power but, having learned of Aurelian's ascendancy and having failed in an attempt to turn his troops against Aurelian, finds himself abandoned and ...

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