Urbanus (Roman usurper)

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Urbanus (d. 271?) was a Roman usurper.

Urbanus staged an uprising in the beginning of the reign of Aurelian. According to Zosimus (1,49,2) he was soon defeated. It is possible that this usurper never existed.

References

• "Urbanus", s.v. ["Aurelian"], De Imperatoribus Romanis site

 

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