The legions in Syria, however, within two…

276 CE

The legions in Syria, however, within two or three weeks promote their own general, Marcus Aurelius Equitius Probus, in opposition to Florian.

Probus, the son of a Balkan military officer, has served with distinction in the army and is now (apparently) eastern praetorian prefect.

He claims that Tacitus had meant him to be his successor.

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