Fall
Postumus began his fifth consulship on 1 January, 269, but the army, unhappy with Postumus’ decision not to march on Rome in support of Aureolus, raised a usurper in early 269. Laelianus, one of Postumus' top military leaders and the governor of Germania Superior, was declared emperor in Mogontiacum by the local garrison and surrounding troops (Legio XXII Primigenia). Although Postumus was able to quickly capture Mogontiacum and kill Laelianus, he was unable to control his own troops and they turned on him and killed him, since they were dissatisfied with him for not allowing them to sack the city of Mogontiacum.
Following the death of Postumus, his empire lost control of Britain and Spain, and the shrunken remains of the Gallic Empire were inherited by Marcus Aurelius Marius.
Postumus is listed among the Thirty Tyrants in the Historia Augusta. Traditionally, it had been held that his reign began in 259; however, modern scholarship tends to support the belief that the summer or fall of 260 is the more likely date that he was hailed emperor.
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