Aurelian

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Aurelian was a 3rd-century Roman emperor known for restoring the empire’s unity and strengthening its frontiers through military reforms and administrative reorganization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor
associatedWith Sol Invictus
birthName Lucius Domitius Aurelianus
birthPlace Illyricum
Pannonia
Sirmium
burialPlace Rome
causeOfDeath assassination
centuryOfActivity 3rd century
conflict Palmyrene War
wars against the Gallic Empire
constructed Aurelian Walls
country Roman Empire
deathCauseDetail killed by officers in a conspiracy
deathDate 275
deathPlace Caenophrurium
Thrace
dynasty Illyrian emperors
linked to: Roman emperors
era Crisis of the Third Century
ethnicGroup Illyrian
linked to: Illyrians
familyName Aurelianus
linked to: Aurelian
givenName Lucius
honorificTitle Restitutor Orbis
implemented administrative reorganization
military reforms
language Latin
militaryRank general
notableFor abandonment of the province of Dacia
administrative reorganization
construction of the Aurelian Walls in Rome
defeating the Gallic Empire
defeating the Palmyrene Empire
military reforms
restoring the unity of the Roman Empire
strengthening the empire’s frontiers
positionHeld Roman emperor
predecessor Quintillus
reignEnd 275
reignStart 270
religion Roman paganism
religiousPolicy promotion of the cult of Sol Invictus
restored territorial integrity of the Roman Empire
spouse Ulpia Severina
strengthened Roman frontiers
successor Tacitus
timeInOffice approximately five years
title Restitutor Orbis
Restorer of the World
linked to: Restitutor Orbis

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Dacia Ripensis createdUnder Aurelian
Zenobia opponent Emperor Aurelian
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Zenobia capturedBy Aurelian
Septimia Zenobia opponent Aurelian
Septimia Zenobia capturedBy Aurelian
Aurelian cognomen Aurelianus
subject linked to: Roman emperor Aurelian
linked to: Aurelian
Vaballathus opponent Aurelian
Vaballathus defeatedBy Aurelian
Battle of Immae commander Aurelian
Battle of Immae opponent Aurelian
Tetricus I successor Aurelian
Tetricus I contemporaryOf Aurelian
Tetricus I defeatedBy Aurelian
Tetricus I surrenderedTo Aurelian
Tetricus II opponent Aurelian
Tetricus II surrenderedTo Aurelian
Battle of Emesa opponent Aurelian
Battle of Emesa commander Aurelian
Aurelianum namedAfter Emperor Aurelian
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Sol Invictus promotedBy Emperor Aurelian
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Porta San Paolo builtUnder Emperor Aurelian
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Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo builtUnder Emperor Aurelian
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Aurélien derivedFrom Aurelianus
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Aurélien hasRelatedName Aurelian
Aurelian familyName Aurelianus
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Dacia Aureliana establishedBy Aurelian
Dacia Aureliana establishedBy Roman emperor Aurelian
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Dacia Aureliana namedFor emperor Aurelian (indirectly, by epithet)
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Aurelios sharesRootWith Aurelian
Bat-Zabbai opponent Emperor Aurelian
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Bat-Zabbai capturedBy Aurelian
Restitutor Orbis honorificFor Aurelian
Restitutor Orbis bestowedOn Aurelian
Restitutor Orbis usedBy Aurelian