Aurelianus, Lucius Domitius (Aurelia`nus, Lucius Domitius) , powerful in physique, and an able Roman emperor; son of a peasant of Pannonia; distinguished as a skilful and successful general; was elected emperor, 270; drove the barbarians out of Italy; vanquished Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, carrying her captive to Rome; subdued a usurper in Gaul, and while on his way to crush a rebellion in Persia was assassinated by his troops (212‒275).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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