Reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian

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The Reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian was the 3rd-century campaign in which Emperor Aurelian defeated the breakaway Gallic and Palmyrene empires, restoring the Roman Empire’s territorial unity and central authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial campaign
historical event
military campaign
chronologicalWithin reign of Aurelian
commandedBy Aurelian
conflictDuring Crisis of the Third Century
endPoint defeat of Tetricus I at Châlons
recapture and destruction of Palmyra (273)
endTime 274
followed secession of the Gallic Empire
secession of the Palmyrene Empire
followedBy reforms of Aurelian
hasMainProtagonist Aurelian
hasOpponent Tetricus I
Vaballathus
Zenobia
hasPart Aurelianic campaign against the Gallic Empire
Aurelianic campaign against the Palmyrene Empire
Battle of Châlons (274)
Battle of Emesa
Battle of Immae
Campaign in Gaul
First Palmyrene War
Second Palmyrene War
Siege of Palmyra (272)
hasParticipant Gallic Empire
Palmyrene Empire
Roman Empire
location Asia Minor
Eastern Roman provinces
Egypt
Gaul
Northern Italy
Palmyra
Rhine provinces
linked to: Rhineland

Syria
opposedBy Tetricus I
Vaballathus
Zenobia
result end of the Gallic Empire
end of the Palmyrene Empire
reassertion of central imperial authority
restoration of Roman territorial unity
temporary stabilization of the Roman Empire
significance ended the political fragmentation of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century
restored the idea of a single Roman Empire
startPoint Aurelian’s accession as emperor
startTime 270
tookPlaceInCentury 3rd century

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Tetricus II partOfEvent Reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian
Palmyrene royal house conflictWith Roman Empire under Aurelian
linked to: Reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian