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Silvanus was born in Gaul , the son of Bonitus, a Frankish general. In 351 he held the rank of Tribune and was recorded as having surrendered to Constantius II at the Battle Of Mursa Major . Silvanus eventually rose to the rank of Magister Militum in the Roman Army . In 352/353 the Emperor Constantius II entrusted him with the task of driving the Germanic tribes attacking Gaul back beyond the Rhine . Some of the courtiers of the Emperor Constantius managed to persuade him that Silvanus was planning to seize power. Constantine recalled Silvanus, but Silvanus responded to being suspected by actually proclaiming himself Emperor on 11 August 355 in Colonia Agrippina (now Cologne ). Constantius, who was in Milan , ordered Silvanus to come to him and named Ursicinus to take over Silvanus' post. The letter which Ursicinus was to give to Silvanus did not indicate that Constantine already knew of Silvanus' bid for power, so that Silvanus considered himself safe. However Ursicinus arranged the murder of Silvanus who was dragged from the church where he was hiding and hacked to death. REFERENCES
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