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| 273 deaths | |
| 3rd century roman usurpers | |
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Firmus (d. 273 ?) was a Roman Usurper . Firmus was a businessman from Seleucia and his business interests ranged from India to Egypt. He was associated with Zenobia of Palmyra . After the defeat of the Palmyrans by Aurelian Firmus staged an uprising in Alexandria in Egypt , interrupting the fundamental corn supply to Rome. Aurelian was obliged to defeat and kill Firmus. Firmus never proclaimed himself emperor, but fought to support the second Palmyrene uprise against Aurelian. It is possible that Firmus was actually the name of the general sent by Aurelian to suppress the revolt, as Egyptian papiri of the time have the presence of some Claudius Firmus, '' Corrector ''. Another possibility is that the author of the '' Historia Augusta '' — the only source to name Firmus — invented this figure in parallel with another Firmus, an African usurper under Valerian . REFERENCES
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