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"Two ancient texts refer to Domitianus as an officer who was punished for treason under Emperor Aurelian (AD 270-5) - but do not mention that his crime was to seize power himself." [Aurelian is one of the most impressive emperors IMHO]

Emperor Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus)
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire | circa 2000 | various
Posted on 10/08/2004 6:55:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1239592/posts

Rare Coin Find Stuns Historians
Ananova | 2-25-2004
Posted on 02/24/2004 5:12:49 PM PST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1084790/posts

UK: Unearthed Coin Proof of 4 day Roman emperor
("Domitianus", 271AD, penultimate emperor)
BBC On-Line | Wednesday, 25 February, 2004 | staff writer
Posted on 02/25/2004 6:25:29 AM PST by yankeedame
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085124/posts


6 posted on 05/18/2005 11:23:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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oops, a duplicate of Blam's thread linked above:

Rare coin find stuns historians
Ananova | 2004 | editors
Posted on 07/19/2004 11:51:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1174622/posts

more related threads:

UK: While digging in backyard man unearths hoard of 20,000 Roman coins.
BBC On-Line | Thursday, 11 March, 2004 | staff writer
Posted on 03/11/2004 9:12:07 AM PST by yankeedame
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1095503/posts

Roman treasure found in pond dig:
A man unearthed a priceless hoard of 20,000 Roman coins...
BBC News | 3.11.04
Posted on 03/11/2004 6:24:10 PM PST by ambrose
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1095874/posts

Ancient gold hoard found in Midlands
The Independent | April 8, 2003 | David Keys Archaeology Correspondent
Posted on 04/08/2003 8:38:59 PM PDT by Cicero
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/888585/posts

Keeping Up With The Empire (Romans In Netherlands)
Radio Nederland | 5-24-2004 | Thijs Westerbeek
Posted on 05/25/2004 2:32:54 PM PDT by blam
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1142095/posts


10 posted on 05/18/2005 11:33:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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