Vetranio

Reece Period attributed: Period 18

Member of the House of Constantine dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 350 until 350.

Vetranio was a commander of the Illyrian army when Constans died and his soldiers were not sure whether to support Magnentius of Constantius II. Constantia, sister of Constantius II, persuaded them to name Vetranio as emperor. Vetranio claimed loyalty to Constantius and stopped Magnentius’ advance until Constantius II could come back from the East. Once Constantius II showed up, Vetranio abdicated power and spent the last six years of his life in peaceful retirement.

Other resources about Vetranio

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Vetranio
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetranio

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Vetranio
• Full names:
  • Vetranio
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• Predecessor: Constans
• Successor: Constantius II
• Definition: Vetranio (died c. 356) was a Roman soldier, statesman and co-Emperor, a native of the province of Moesia (in modern Serbia).
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• Death place: Bithynia
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• Other title(s):
  • List of Roman emperors
  • Augustus (title)
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  • Year of birth unknown
  • Monarchs who abdicated
  • 4th-century Roman emperors
  • 356 deaths
  • 4th-century Roman usurpers