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== Death ==
== Death ==
He was murdered in AD 275 while marching to campaign against the Persian Sassanids by high-ranking officials who were tricked by a Secretary of Aurelian name Eros into believing that Aurelian was going to murder or punish them. He was succeeded by Marcus Claudius Tacitus, an old Senator. The army was so shocked at his murder that they did not want to appoint an Emperor after they found out members of their own murdered Aurelian. So they consulted the Roman Senate and eventually they chose Tacitus as [[Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]].
He was murdered in AD 275 while marching to campaign against the Persian Sassanids by high-ranking officials who were tricked by a Secretary of Aurelian name Eros into believing that Aurelian was going to murder or punish them. He was succeeded by Marcus Claudius Tacitus, an old Senator. The army was so shocked at his murder that they did not want to appoint an Emperor after they found out members of their own murdered Aurelian. So they consulted the Roman Senate and eventually they chose Tacitus as [[Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]].
Aurelian was a conservative Roman from farming stock who simply wanted to restore the Roman Empire to greatness before the [[third-century crisis]] that devastated the Empire with barbarian invasions, the Sassanid Persian Empire, civil wars and near economic collapse. He made a lot of effort to reward loyalty and maintain friendly relationships with the [[Roman Senate]]. His supporters were very loyal to him. He was strict and harsh towards corruption and military discipline.
== Character and Religion ==
Aurelian was a conservative Roman from farming stock who simply wanted to restore the Roman Empire to greatness before the [[third-century crisis]] that devastated the Empire with barbarian invasions, the Sassanid Persian Empire, civil wars and near economic collapse. He made a lot of effort to reward loyalty and maintain friendly relationships with the [[Roman Senate]]. His supporters were very loyal to him. He was strict and harsh towards corruption and military discipline. Aurelian was a Roman Pagan and a follower of the Romanized Eastern deity, Sol Invictus,
the Unconquered Sun.
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