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Roman Empire

Gallienus by John Bray & A Portrait of John Bray edited by Wilfred Prest

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September 1997, no. 194
Alex Castles reviews 'Gallienus: A study in reformist and sexual politics' by John Bray and 'A Portrait of John Bray: Law, letters, life' by Wilfred Prest (ed.)

Gallienus is hardly the best known Roman Emperor. The records of his reign from 235 to 268 are so fragmentary that even the date of his assassination can only be approximated as taking place during a six-month period.

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