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Aemilianus Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

The game “Aemilianus Timeline Challenge” is a fun and educational way to test your knowledge of historical events related to the Roman Emperor Aemilianus.

  • Players must accurately place key events from Aemilianus’ reign in their correct chronological order.
  • The game includes events such as Aemilianus’ brief rule as emperor, his military campaigns, and his eventual defeat and death.
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  • 207 AD: Aemilianus is born
  • 235 AD: Serves as a military commander under Emperor Severus Alexander
  • 237 AD: Defeats Germanic tribes in battle
  • March 253 AD: Proclaimed Emperor by his troops
  • July 253 AD: Assassinates Emperor Trebonianus Gallus in a coup
  • July 253 AD: Receives recognition as Emperor by the Senate
  • 253 AD: Embarks on a military campaign against the Goths
  • 254 AD: Defeats the Goths and regains control of Moesia
  • 254 AD: Begins construction of a new wall along the Danube river
  • 255 AD: Devalues the Roman currency, leading to hyperinflation
  • September 253 AD: Assassinated by his own troops during a mutiny
  • September 253 AD: Gallienus becomes the new Emperor
  • 255 AD: Aemilianus' memory is condemned and erased from official records
  • 255 AD: Coins bearing Aemilianus' image are melted down and recast
  • 255 AD: Aemilianus' family is executed to prevent any potential challenges to Gallienus' rule
  • 258 AD: Aemilianus is officially declared a usurper
  • 258 AD: Historical accounts and inscriptions mentioning Aemilianus are destroyed
  • 258 AD: Aemilianus' name is removed from the official list of Roman Emperors
  • 3rd century AD: Aemilianus' reign is largely forgotten in subsequent Roman history
  • 20th century AD: Rediscovery of Aemilianus' existence through archaeological findings

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