Jotapianus

Iotapianus ( full name Marcus F. Ru Iotapianus; . † 249) was a Roman rival emperor in the year 248/249.

Life

Iotapianus was proclaimed during the reign of Emperor Philip the Arab to 248 in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire by Syrian troops to counter Emperor.

Iotapianus first appeared in a rebellion against the tough fiscal policies of Priscus, who was a brother of the emperor and administrator for the eastern provinces. The rebellion soon collapsed. The exact date is not known; However, it was before the death of the Emperor Philip, at the beginning of the year 249 after the suppression of the rebellion Iotapianus was killed by his own soldiers.

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Iotapianus is called in

He is also known by the coins that he minted ( see figure).

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