Clodius Albinus

Clodius Albinus
White statue of bearded man in military attire
Bust in the Capitoline Museums, Rome
Bornc. 150
Hadrumetum, Roman Africa (Sousse, Tunisia)
Died19 February 197
Lugdunum
Names
  • Decimus Clodius Albinus (before 193)
  • Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus[1][2]
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Augustus

Decimus Clodius Albinus (c. 150 – 19 February 197) was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193 (known as the "Year of the Five Emperors"). Initially Albinus cooperated with another contender for the throne, Septimius Severus, but the two turned on each other in 196 and commenced a civil war. Albinus died in battle the following year.[1]

  1. ^ a b Birley, Anthony R. (1996), "Clodius Septimius Albinus, Decimus", in Hornblower, Simon (ed.), Oxford Classical Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ RE Clodius 17