| Quintillus | |||||||||
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.jpg) Aureus depicting Quintillus. Inscription reads IMP C M AVR QVINTILLVS AVG | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Reign | 270 CE (17–77 days) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Claudius Gothicus | ||||||||
| Successor | Aurelian | ||||||||
| Born | Sirmium, Pannonia Inferior (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) | ||||||||
| Died | 270 CE Aquileia, Italy | ||||||||
| Issue | 2 sons | ||||||||
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Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus (died 270) was a short-lived Roman emperor. He took power after the death of his brother, Emperor Claudius Gothicus, in 270 CE. After reigning for a few weeks Quintillus was overthrown by Aurelian, who had been proclaimed rival emperor by the legions he commanded. The ancient sources variously report him to have killed himself, to have fallen in battle against Aurelian, or to have been murdered by his own soldiers.
- ^ Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.