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Hostilian

37th Emperor of the Roman Empire

b. 230 CE – d. 251 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Hostilian (Latin: Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Augustus; 230?

– 251) is Roman emperor in 251.

Hostilian was born in Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) in Illyricum sometime after 230, as the son of the future emperor Decius by his wife Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla.

He is the younger brother of emperor Herennius Etruscus.

Moran, J. (2017). Hostilian. History Atlas. Retrieved 3 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/hostilian/

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