Firmus

For other uses, see Firmus (disambiguation).
Firmus
Died273
Known forUsurper during the reign of Aurelian

According to the Historia Augusta, Firmus (died 273) was a usurper of Syrian origin during the reign of Aurelian.[1] The contradictory accounts of his life and the man himself are considered to be a complete fabrication, perhaps based on the later Firmus.[2]

  1. ^ Blaudeau, Philippe; Nuffelen, Peter (2015-07-01). L'historiographie tardo-antique et la transmission des savoirs (in French). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-040931-4.
  2. ^ Jan den Boeft; Jan Willem Drijvers; Daniël den Hengst; Hans Teitler (coauthor) (3 December 2013). Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXIX. BRILL. p. 150. ISBN 978-90-04-26787-9.