Thirty Tyrants (Roman)

When the Thirty Tyrants ( tyranni Triginta ) are in the Kaiserviten the late antique Historia Augusta 30 (specifically 32) Roman usurpers ( in the late antique usage: tyranni ) denotes that during the reign of Emperor Gallienus ( 260-268 ) were collected or should have.

It is in the (not chronological ) text string to: Cyriades, Postumus, Postumus the younger, Lollianus, Victorinus, Victorinus the younger Marius, Ingenuus, Regalianus, Aureolus, Macrianus, Macrianus the younger, Quietus, Odaenathus, Herod, Maeonius, Ballista, Valens, Valens the older (?), Piso, Aemilianus, Saturninus, Tetricus the older, the younger Tetricus, Trebellianus, Herennianus (?), Timolaus (?), Celsus, Zenobia, Victoria, Titus and Censorinus.

In the Historia Augusta said it is a very problematic source, especially as regards the Kaiserviten for the Imperial Crisis of the 3rd century, were woven into the numerous fictional elements. The truth of many statements can not always be determined with certainty, therefore, for the said period. Modern research was able to demonstrate that most biographies of the so -called " Thirty Tyrants " completely ( like that of the alleged counter- emperor Censorinus ) or yet invented at least for the most part are, with some even not just the resume, but also the names are pure fiction.

The anonymous author of the Historia Augusta apparently tried to describe the reign of Gallienus as dark as possible, the name of the Thirty Tyrants plays well on the rule of the Thirty in Athens in the late 5th century BC onwards. With its negative representation of Gallienus he was on a line with other Latin senatorial historians, which probably drew their information from the Enmannschen imperial history; In contrast, cuts the emperor in the Greek historians from more advantageous. The anonymous author of the Historia Augusta proceeded very generous and calculated also Gegenkaiser to the thirty tyrants, who seized power shortly before or after Gallienus.