Tetricus II

Tetricus II (274 CE) was co-Emperor with his father, Tetricus I, the last Emperor of the breakway Gallic Empire (260-274 CE).

1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

NAME:
- Caius Pius Esuvius Tetricus
TETRICUS II’ DATES OF REIGN AS EMPEROR:
- 273 to 274 CE.
TETRICUS II’ DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Unknown.
PLACE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Place of birth unknown. Most probably died in Italia.
TETRICUS II’ PREDECESSOR:
- Tetricus I
TETRICUS II’ SUCCESSOR:
- Aurelian
HEIR TO THE THRONE BECAUSE:
- He was made co-emperor with his father Tetricus I.
DIED PEACEFULLY OR ASSASSINATED:
- Died peacefully, probably in Italia.
WHERE BURIED:
- Probably Italia.

Tetricus II was made co-emperor of the Gallic Empire by his father Tetricus I in 273 CE.

In 273 or 274 CE, Faustinus, the Governor of Gallia Belgica rebelled against Tetricus I, from the capital at Trier. Unable to restore order, it is thought that Tetricus I may even have appealed to Aurelian. Having defeated the Palmyrene Empire in 273 CE, Aurelian brought his legions over to defeat the Gallic Empire.

In 274 CE Aurelian‘s army defeated the army of Tetricus with great bloodshed at the Battle of Chalons, near Chalons-sur-Marne. The Gallic Empire was finally defeated. After March 274 CE, all the Gallic mints were changed to produce coins for Aurelian.
Tetricus was then taken back to Rome with his son, Tetricus II, and paraded with the other defeated Empress, Queen Zenobia. Both were then pardoned by Aurelian and allowed to live in Italia. Tetricus I became a Senator and a Corrector (Governor) of Lucania et Bruttii.