Aurelian
Au-re'11-an or Au-re-H-a'nus, [Fr. Aurelien,
6'ra'le'aN',] (Claudius Domitius,) a Roman emperor,
who was born of obscure parents about 212 A.D., at Sirraium,
in Pannonia, or, according to some, in Lower
Dacia, or in Moesia. He rose by his talents and courage
from the rank of private to the highest position in
the army of Valerian, and was appointed...
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Lucius Domitius. A Roman emperor (A.D. 270-275), distinguished for his military abilities and severity of character, was
the son of a peasant, born about A.D. 212 in the territory of Sirmium in Illyria. His father occupied a small farm, the
property of Aurelius, a rich senator. The son enlisted in the troops as a common soldier, successively rose...
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Lucius Domitius Aurelianus[1] (9 September 214 or 215 – September or October 275), commonly known as Aurelian, was Roman
Emperor from 270 to 275. During his reign, he defeated the Alamanni after a devastating war, as well as the Goths and
Vandals. Aurelian restored the empire's eastern provinces after his conquest of the Palmyrene Empire in 273. ...
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