Florian (232–276)

Born 232 CE, died 276 CE.

Marcus Annius Florianus (died 276), also known as Florian, was briefly Roman emperor in the year 276. He took the throne after the death of his half-brother Tacitus, but was killed after 88 days by his own troops during his confrontation with the rival emperor Probus, who took over the Eastern provinces after Tacitus' death.

Text from the Wikipedia article Florianus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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