Maeonius

Maeonius (also Maconius; † 267 in Heraclea Pontica or [ less likely ] in Emesa ) was supposed to be for a short time a Roman usurper in Syria.

After ( the centuries after the events written ) John Zonaras Maeonius was the nephew, according to the Historia Augusta 's cousin Odaenathus, who ruled after the defeat of Valerian against the Persians on the Roman Orient provinces. He is counted among the Thirty Tyrants, of which a number are but fictitious. Since the Historia Augusta is generally considered less reliable (especially in relation to the events during the so-called Empire crisis of the 3rd century ), in research, the credibility of the information about Maeonius is considered very low. Perhaps the anonymous author of the Historia Augusta was the name Maeonius, he should be a historical person, familiar. All other information is should probably be regarded as fiction.

According to the Historia Augusta Maeonius killed the Odaenathus and his son Herodianus at a banquet. The murder was allegedly, instigated by Zenobia, the wife of Odaenathus to secure her own son Vaballathus the succession ( Herodianus was the son of another woman ). Zonaras reports that Maeonius was killed immediately after the murder of Odaenathus of his bodyguards. Historia Augusta According to the Maeonius be called even from the Emperor before Zenobia removed him to come to power itself. This information is but as I said to treat with extreme caution.

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• Historia Augusta, Thirty Tyrants 17
• John Zonaras, Epitome Historion, 12,24