Marcus Aurelius Marius
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Marcus Aurelius Marius on one of his coins.
Marcus Aurelius Marius was emperor of the Gallic Empire in AD 268.
According to later tradition, he was a blacksmith by trade who rose through the ranks of the Roman army to become an officer. After the death of Postumus he seized power, reportedly for two or three days, before being killed by a sword of his own manufacture.
This tradition is probably partially or entirely incorrect. Based upon the number of coins he issued, a more accurate length for his reign would be at least two or three months. Marius is listed among the Thirty Tyrants in the Historia Augusta.
He was succeeded by Victorinus.
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Preceded by: |
Emperors of the Gallo-Roman Empire |
Followed by: Victorinus (268 - 270/271) |