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| Jotapian | |||||||||
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| Usurper of the Roman Empire | |||||||||
 Jotapian coin. His coins are the only source for his names, M. F. RV., which could be expanded as Marcus Fulvius Rufus. | |||||||||
| Reign | c. 249 (against Philip the Arab) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Philip the Arab | ||||||||
| Successor | Philip the Arab | ||||||||
| Born | Near East | ||||||||
| Died | c. 249 | ||||||||
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Jotapian (/dʒəˈteɪpjən/; Latin: Marcus F. Ru. Jotapianus; died c. 249) was a usurper in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Philip the Arab, around 249. Jotapian is known from his rare coins and from accounts in Aurelius Victor (Caesares xxix.2), Zosimus (i.20.2 and i.21.2), and Polemius Silvius (Laterculus).