In Egypt, Aemilianus seizes imperial power and holds the granaries, forcing cities into submission by famine, but is captured by Gallienus's general Theodotus and strangled in prison (Historia Augusta Gall. 4.1, 4.2)
In Alexandria, a soldier kills the governor's slave, and a mob rushes out and attacks the general Aemilianus with stones and swords (Historia Augusta Tyr. trig. 22.3)tradition
Southern Europe (2)
Macrianus, who holds the East, leaves one son behind and marches into Asia, then Illyricum (Historia Augusta Gall. 2.5)
Macrianus advances with 45,000 troops but is defeated by Aureolus on the border of Illyricum or Thrace and dies with his son (Historia Augusta Tyr. trig. 12.13)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.