| Nepotianus | |||||
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 Nepotianus on a coin bearing his claimed title ofAugustus | |||||
| Roman emperor (usurper) | |||||
| Reign | 3–30 June 350 (in competition withMagnentius)[1] | ||||
| Died | 30 June 350 Rome | ||||
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| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||
| Father | Virius Nepotianus | ||||
| Mother | Eutropia | ||||
Nepotianus (died 30 June 350), sometimes known inEnglish asNepotian,[1] was a member of theConstantinian dynasty who reigned as a short-livedusurper of theRoman Empire. He ruled the city ofRome for twenty-eight days, before being killed by his rival usurperMagnentius's generalMarcellinus.[1]
Nepotianus was the son ofEutropia, half-sister ofEmperorConstantine I,[4] and ofVirius Nepotianus. On his mother's side, he was the grandson of EmperorConstantius Chlorus andFlavia Maximiana Theodora.[5]
After the revolt ofMagnentius, Nepotianus proclaimed himself emperor and entered Rome with a band ofgladiators[4] on 3 June 350.[1] After attempting to resist Nepotianus with an undisciplined force of Roman citizens, the defeatedpraefectus urbi Titianus (or Anicius, or Anicetus), a supporter of Magnentius, fled the city.
Magnentius quickly dealt with this revolt[4] by sending his trustedmagister officiorumMarcellinus to Rome. According toEutropius, Nepotianus was killed in the resulting struggle (on 30 June), his head put on a lance and borne around the city.[4] In the following days, his mother Eutropia was also killed alongside the supporters of Nepotianus.[5]
