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Flavius Victor
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Short Biography profile and facts about one of the most famous Romans of all, in the life of
Flavius Victor, Usurper Emperor of Rome.
Name commonly known as: Flavius Victor ***
Latin Roman Name:
Flavius Victor ***
Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar:
Reigned 384 - August 28, 388 as Augustus under Magnus
Maximus, against Gratian,
Valentinian II and
Theodosius I
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Dynasty / Historical Period: The Valentinian dynasty
(364 - 394) derives its name from the first of the dynasty's
Emperors - Valentinian I. Orthodox Christianity became the
officially tolerated variant of the faith and the Empire
became irrevocably split into two halves. ***
Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Flavius Victor was
his usurper father Magnus
Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Magnus
Maximus ***
Name of Mother: Helen
Place and Date of Death:
Died August 388 at Aquileia ***
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Flavius Victor the Usurper - Roman Coins, or coinage
Flavius Victor was a usurper. Usurper is a term
used to describe an illegal claimant to the throne without
securing "the consent of the governed." Usurpers were a
common feature of the late Roman Empire, especially from the
crisis of the third century onwards. Every new emperor,
either legal or illegal, marked the beginning of his rule by
minting new coins, both for the prestige of declaring
oneself as Augustus and to pay the loyal soldiers their
share. Roman coins, or coinage, is often the only evidence
of a determined usurpation such as that of Flavius Victor.
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Flavius Victor from the following facts and information about his life.
Flavius Victor was the son of Magnus Maximinus and his wife
Helen, who according to English legends was a British Queen
who was related to King Coel (Old
King Cole origins). The Emperor
Gratian was defeated and put to death in 383 by the
father of Flavius Victor the usurper, Magnus Maximus. His
father also deprived
Valentinian II. of his province of Italy. Magnus Maximus
made his capital at Augusta Treverorum (Treves, Trier) in
Gaul and ruled Britain, Gaul, Spain, and Africa. In 387
Magnus Maximus and Flavius Victor forced Emperor Valentinian
II out of Rome. Theodosius the Great defeated the usurpers
in A.D. 388 and Flavius Victor and his father were executed
on August 28, 388 in Aquileia. The Emperor Valentinian II
was restored to his throne.
Flavius Victor
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