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Vetranio
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Vetranio, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Vetranio
Latin Roman Name: Vetranio
aka Vetrianio
Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 1 March - 25 December 350 as Caesar with Emperor Constantius
II
Dynasty / Historical Period:
The Constantinian dynasty (285 - 364) also called the Neo-Flavian
period
Place and Date of
Birth: Born in Moesia, date unknown
Place and Date of Death:
360 at Prusa
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The emperor Constans had been put to death by
Magnentius, an
ambitious soldier who assumed the name of emperor.
Magnentius gained power Britannia, Gaul, Hispania, Italia
and Africa. Vetranio
who was an experienced soldier, a commander of the Pannonian
army. Vetranio was was asked by Constantina, the sister of
Roman Emperor Constantius II, to proclaim himself Caesar
which he had done on March 1, 350. Vetranio received the
support of his soldiers and recognised by Emperor
Constantius II, the brother of Constans. However, he was
later stripped him of the purple on December 25, 350. Vetranio changed sides adding support
to Magnentius. Magnentius was defeated by the emperor
Constantius II at the Battle of Mursa
Major in 351. Vetranio was allowed to retire at Prusa but is
believed to have
committed suicide around the year 360.
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