Nepotianus in Wikipedia
Iulius Nepotianus (died June 30, 350)[1], commonly known in
English as Nepotian, was a member of the Constantinian
dynasty who reigned as a short-lived usurper of the Roman
Empire. He ruled the city of Rome for twenty-eight days,
before being killed by his rival usurper Magnentius' general
Marcellinus.[1]
Background -
Nepotianus was the son of Eutropia, half-sister of Emperor
Constantine I,[2] and of Virius Nepotianus. On his mother's
side, he was the grandson of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and
Flavia Maximiana Theodora.
Events -
After the revolt of Magnentius, Nepotianus proclaimed
himself "emperor" and entered Rome with a band of
gladiators[2] on 3 June 350.[1] After attempting to resist
Nepotianus with an undisciplined force of Roman citizens,
the defeated Praefectus urbi Titianus (or Anicius, or
Anicetus), a supporter of Magnentius, fled the city.
Magnentius quickly dealt with this revolt[2] by sending his
trusted magister officiorum Marcellinus to Rome. According
to Eutropius, Nepotianus was killed in the resulting
struggle (on 30 June), his head put on a lance and borne
around the city.[2] In the following days, his mother
Eutropia was also killed, during the persecution of the
supporters of Nepotianus, most of whom were senators.
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