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=== Defeating the Gallic Roman Empire ===

=== Defeating the Gallic Roman Empire ===

Then he focused his attention to the provinces of west. He defeated the Gallic Roman Empire under Tetricus I and his Caesar, Tetricus II in AD 274, in the battle of Chalons. Tetricus, his son and his close staff defected to Aurelian probably as part of a prearranged plan to surrender when the Rhine and Danubian legions met. They defected when the two sides met so that the generals couldn't pick one of their own to command the Rhine legions. The battle of Chalons was a bloody battle that apparently saw the Rhine Legions massacred. It was most likely not part of Aurelian's plan since he needed those legions to defend Gaul from Germanic invasions. Through that, he reunited the whole Empire under one Emperor.

Then he focused his attention to the provinces of west. He defeated the Gallic Roman Empire under Tetricus I and his Caesar, Tetricus II in AD 274, in the battle of Chalons. Tetricus, his son and his close staff defected to Aurelian possibly as part of a prearranged plan to surrender when the Rhine and Danubian legions met. The Gallic Emperor and his retinue defected when the two sides met perhaps so that the generals couldn't pick one of their own to command the Rhine legions. The battle of Chalons was a bloody battle that apparently saw the Rhine Legions massacred. Emperor Aurelian most likely did not intend it since he needed those legions to defend Gaul from Germanic invasions. Through that, he reunited the whole Empire under one Emperor.

== Death ==

== Death ==

== Character and Religion ==

== 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, wars with the Sassanids, 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,

Aurelian was a conservative Roman of farming stock who wanted to restore the Roman Empire to greatness before the [[third-century crisis]] that devastated the Empire with barbarian invasions, wars with Sassanid Persia, civil wars and near economic collapse. He made a lot of effort to reward loyalty and maintain friendly relationships with the [[Roman Senate]]. Aurelian's supporters were loyal to him and his memory after his death. He was a strict disciplinarian and harsh towards corruption. Aurelian was a Roman Pagan and a follower of the Romanized Eastern deity, Sol Invictus, the Unconquered Sun.

the Unconquered Sun.

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