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'''Quintillus''' (full name: ''Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus Augustus'') was [[Roman Emperor]] for a short time in AD 270. He was born in the city of Sirmium.
'''Quintillus''' (full name: ''Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus Augustus'') was [[Roman Emperor]] for a short time in AD 270. He was born in the city of Sirmium.
He was the brother of Emperor [[Claudius II]] who died from the plague. Before becoming Emperor, he was possibly Procurator of [[Sardinia]]. The [[Roman Senate]] chose him as Emperor of the [[Roman Empire]] but the Danubian legions chose [[Aurelian]], an officer who served in the Army. Quintillus either was killed or committed suicide and only reigned for a short time in Italy.
He was the brother of Emperor [[Claudius II]] who died from the plague. Before becoming Emperor, he was at one point possibly Procurator of [[Sardinia]]. His brother gave him the command of the Northern Italian Garrisons to protect the North East of Italy from invasions. Quintillus was stationed in Aquileia. The [[Roman Senate]] chose him as Emperor of the [[Roman Empire]] but the Danubian legions chose [[Aurelian]], an officer who served in the Army. Quintillus either was killed or committed suicide and only reigned for a short time in Italy.
==References==
*White, John. The Roman Emperor Aurelian Restorer of the World. New Revised Edition., Pen and Sword Military, 2015.
[[Category:Roman Emperors]]
[[Category:Roman Emperors]]