Constantius II
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Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeate
Possible head portrait of Constantius II found in modern al-Bab, Syria (Penn Museum)
Caesar Constantius II on a miliarense of Siscia, AD 327
Bust of Constantius II while he was a prince, Romano-Germanic Museum, Cologne
Bust of youthful Constantius II or Constans, Capitoline Museums
Magnentius
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Magnus Magnentius was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where the army chose him as a replacement for the unpopular e
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…the west. The two remaining brothers maintained an uneasy peace with each other until, in 350, Constans was overthrown and assassinated by the usurper Magnentius. Unwilling to accept Magnentius as co-ruler, Constantius waged a civil war against the usurper, defeating him at the battles of Mursa Major in 351 and…
Centenionalis of Magnentius, marked: dn magnentivs p f avg / salvs dd nn avg et caes. x p, a ω, amb
Solidus of Decentius marked: dn decentivs fort caes / victoria caes lib romanor
Marble bust of a 4th-century emperor, most likely Magnentius.