Probus (emperor)
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Marcus Aurelius Probus was Roman emperor from 276 to 282. Probus was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator, and in his reign of six years he secured prosperity for
Over-life-sized marble bust in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Antoninianus of Probus minted in 280. The reverse depicts the solar divinity Sol Invictus riding a quadriga.Legend: PROBVS P. F. AVG.
Coin of c. 280 AD depicting Probus and Sol Invictus. The inscription reads: IMP·C·PROBUS·INVIC·P·F·AUG ("Emperor Caesar Probus, Unconquered, Pious, Blessed")
Gold coin of Probus in military armour. Legend: IMP. PROBVS AVG.
Diocletian
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Diocletian, nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. As with other Illyrian soldiers o
Probus (emperor)
…emperors of Rome. While his successor Carus (Imp. 282–284) simply disdained to seek the Senate's confirmation of his title, the latter's successor Diocletian (Imp. 284–305) took active measures to undermine its authority, and established the autocratic nature and divine derivation of the Imperial power. Never…
Head of Diocletian wearing a corona civica, on display at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
Panorama of amphitheatre in Salona.
Head of Carinus at the Centrale Montemartini.
Aureus of Diocletian minted c. 284, legend: imp c c val diocletianus p f aug.