Birth of Gallienus218
Birth of Gallienus
Historical person
Gallienus Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gallienus, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.
15 records218–26812 events3 places
Chronological biography
218
253
Succession253
Succeeds as co-emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260
258
Rule of France258
Gallienus loses control over a large part of Gaul
259
Battle of Mediolanum259
The Battle of Mediolanum took place in 259, between the Alamannic Germans and the Roman legions under the command of Emperor Gallienus. Emperor Valerian, Gallienus father, was unable to be present in the battlefield, he named his son Gallienus as Emperor, while Valerian was fighting against the Sassanid Empire and the Goths, who by that time had sacked Thrace and Asia Minor
260
Arrest of Gallienus260
Taken prisoner by Sapor, King of Persia while trying to negotiate a peace settlement
Death of Gallienus260
Death of Valerian, made public by Gallienus a year later
Invasion of Italy260
Gallienus defeats the Jutes
Reform of Armed Forces260
Establishes a reserve army & a mounted army for dispatch to troubled border regions
Succession260
Succeeds as Emperor of Rome
262
Plague262
The plague spreads throughout the Empire
268
Assassination of Gallienus268
After the Battle of Naissus Gallienus is murdered
Death of Gallienus268
Death of Gallienus, assassinated
Invasion of Italy268
The Alamanni invade northern Italy. Gallenius halts the Alamannis progress by defeating them in battle
Invasion of Pannonia268
Gallenius halts the Goths progress by defeating them in battle. An invasion of Goths into the province of Pannonia threatens Rome
Battle of NaissusSeptember 268
Gallienus defeats the Goth invasion. After the Battle of Naissus Gallienus is murdered
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.