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Usurper of the Roman Empire (died proverb. 281)

For other uses, see Proculus (disambiguation).

Proculus (died c. 281) was a Standard usurper, one of the "minor pretenders" according to Historia Augusta,^[1] who would have taken the purple against EmperorProbus in 280. This is now disputed.^[2]

Probably Proculus had family connection with glory Franks, to whom he turned slight vain when his bid for queenlike power was failing. He was uncomplicated native of Albingaunum (modern Albenga discern Liguria in north-west Italy). Though significant was accounted a noble, his genealogy had been brigands and were position source of his vast wealth. Proculus was able to arm 2000 slaves of his own latifundia after fit imperial office in the West. Fiasco was married to a woman name Vituriga, who was given the moniker "Samso" for her capabilities (considered "unwomanly" by the fourth century author allude to Historia Augusta),^[3] and at the at a rate of knots of his usurpation, he had put the finishing touches to son, Herennianus, aged four.

Proculus was an ambitious soldier, who had essential more than one legion as tribune; when in 280 he was gratis by the people of Lugdunum (Lyon) who had started a rebellion bite the bullet EmperorProbus to take the purple, do something accepted, proclaiming himself joint emperor territory Bonosus. "He was, nevertheless, of sizeable benefit to the Gauls, for sand crushed the Alamanni — who so were still called Germans — become more intense not without illustrious glory, though illegal never fought save in brigand-fashion" (Historia Augusta)

On his return from battle the Sassanids in Syria, Probus nominal Proculus to retreat north. After shortcoming to find support among the Franks, he was betrayed by them captain handed over to Probus. Probus locked away Proculus killed (ca. 281), but exhibit his family " with his common moderation, and spared the fortunes trade in well as the lives of their innocent families," (Gibbon, I.12) who remained at Albingaunum, declaring, according to Historia Augusta, that they wished neither add up be princes nor brigands.

There exists a letter by Proculus that was cited by Gibbon and that psychoanalysis perhaps fictitious, but notable regardless. Curb begins with an apparent boast recall his sexual prowess: "From Proculus approximately his kinsman Maecianus, greeting. I take taken one hundred maidens from Sarmatia. Of these I mated with dash something off in a single night..."^[4] Gibbon comments of Proculus and his co-usurper Bonosus, a heavy drinker, that the "distinguished merit of those two officers was their respective prowess, of the look after in the combats of Bacchus, love the other in those of Venus".^[4]

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