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  Marcus Aurelius Probus - LoveToKnow 1911
MARCUS AURELIUS PROBUS, Roman emperor A.D. 276 to 282, was a native of Sirmium in Pannonia.
Florianus, who had claimed to succeed his brother, was put to death by his own troops, and the senate eagerly ratified the choice of the army.
The reign of Probus was mainly spent in successful wars by which he re-established the security of all the frontiers, the most important of these operations being directed to clearing Gaul of the Germans.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus - Antwoorden.org
Probus was geboren in een Romeinse provincie in de Balkan, als zoon van een uit de boerenstand afkomstige officier van het Romeinse leger, en verkoos een militaire carrière.
Na de moord op Tacitus in hetzelfde jaar riepen Probus' troepen hem uit tot keizer, maar er was een mededinger, Tacitus' halfbroer Florianus.
Daarna, in 281, trok Probus eindelijk naar Rome.
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  Probus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (276 - 282), was a native of Sirmium in Pannonia.
The reign of Probus was mainly spent in successful wars by which he re-established the security of all the frontiers, the most important of these operations being directed to clearing Gaul of German invaders.
One of his principles was never to allow the soldiers to be idle, and to employ them in time of peace on useful works, such as the planting of vineyards in Gaul, Pannonia and other districts.
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 Marcus Valerius Probus - LoveToKnow 1911
MARCUS VALERIUS PROBUS, of Berytus, Roman grammarian and critic, flourished during the reign of Nero.
As mention is made in it of the baths of Diocletian, it cannot be earlier than the 4th century.
It is possibly by a later Probus, whose existence is, however, problematical.
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 Probus
Probus, Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (276 - 282), was a native of Sirmium[?] in Pannonia.
The reign of Probus was mainly spent in successful wars by which he re-established the security of all the frontiers, the most important of these operations being directed to clearing Gaul of German invaders.
Probus had also put down three usurpers, Saturninus[?], Proculus[?] and Bonosus[?].
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 Probus - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project
Marcus Aurelius Probus was the son of a soldier and himself a simple soldier at the beginning of his career.
Probus obtained the same office at age twenty-two and distinguished himself so much by his probity, valor, intrepidity, moderation and clemency, that at the death of the emperor Tacitus, he was invested with the imperial purple by the voluntary and uninfluenced choice of his soldiers.
Probus retired to Rome to convince his subjects of the greatness of his conquests, and to claim from them the applause which their ancestors had given to the conqueror of Macedonia or the destroyer of Carthage.
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 PROBUS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Probus wurde nach dem Tod des Tacitus von seinen Truppen zum Kaiser ausgerufen und wurde nach dem Tod des Florianus allgemein anerkannt.
Probus wurde im September 282 von unzufriedenen Soldaten ermordet.
Deshalb gilt Probus in zahlreichen Weinbaugebieten nördlich der Alpen (z.B. in Österreich und an der Mosel) als derjenige, der dort den Weinbau eingeführt hat.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus
Roman Emperor, 276-82, raised to the throne by the army in Syria to succeed Tacitus.
Probus settled foreign colonists in all the boundary provinces.
Probus celebrated triumphs at Rome over his enemies and even hoped to attain to an era of peace and plenty.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Roman Emperor 276-282 A.D. He was born at Sirmium in Pannonia about 232 A.D. Probus early entered the army, and had the fortune to receive favorable notice from the Emperor, Valerian, who raised him before the legal period to the rank of tribune.
Probus swept the barbarians from the Rhætian, Pannonian, and Thracian frontiers, and forced Persia to agree to a humiliating peace.
On his return to Rome Probus devoted himself to the development of the internal resources of the Empire; but, as the Romans had now no enemies, the Emperor employed the soldiers as laborers in executing various extensive and important works of public utility.
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 Probus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Marcus Aurelius Equitius Probus was born at Sirmium on 19 August AD 232.
Was Probus' intent with all this work to undo the damage wrought upon the empire by countless past invasions, then its effect was to turn his army against him.
The praetorian prefect Marcus Aurelius Carus was proclaimed emperor in September AD 282 by the armies stationed in Raetia and Noricum along the Upper Danube.
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 Probus (Kaiser)
Probus wurde in Pannonien angeblich als Sohn eines Gemüsehändlers geboren, wahrscheinlicher dürfte sein Vater jedoch Beamter oder Soldat gewesen sein.
Probus, einer der illyrischen Kaiser, wurde von der spätantiken Geschichtsschreibung (Aurelius Victor, Historia Augusta) ungewöhnlich positiv beurteilt.
Probus’ Bruder Dometius und seine beiden Neffen Probus von Konstantinopel und Metrophanes von Konstantinopel waren angeblich christliche Bischöfe von Konstantinopel.
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 Probus Information
Probus moved to the West, defeated the Goths acquiring the title of Gothicus (280), and saw his position ratified by the Senate.
In 279-280, Probus was, according to Zosimus, in Raetia, Illyricum and Lycia, where he fought the Vandals.
In the same years, Probus' generals defeated the Blemmyes in Aegyptus Province; Probus ordered the reconstruction of bridges and canals along the Nile, where the production of grain for the Empire was centered.
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 Probus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the village in Cornwall see Probus, Cornwall, for the Duke of Poland Henry IV Probus.
Florianus, who had claimed to succeed his half-brother Tacitus, was put to death by his own troops, and the Senate eagerly ratified the choice of the army.
This increase of duties was naturally unpopular, and while the emperor was urging on the draining of the marshes of his native place he was attacked and slain by his own soldiers.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus - BibleWiki
As emperor, he ordained that the imperial edicts must be ratified by the senate, and he returned to the senate the right of appointing the governors of the former senatorial provinces.
By forcing the soldiers, who no longer had any interest in the prosperity of the citizens, to do this work, Probus roused them to revolt; in Rhaetia the prefect of the guard, Marcus Aurelius Carus, was proclaimed emperor.
The troops sent against him by Probus joined the rebels, and the emperor himself was killed near his birthplace.
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 imperium-romanum.com - Personen - Kaiser - Probus
Mit Marcus Aurelius Probus hatte es wieder einmal ein Gegenkaiser geschafft den Thron zu erklimmen.
Darüber hinaus sorgte er sich über den katastrophalen Zustand der Wirtschaft; vor allem der Landwirtschaft.
Bekannt wurde Probus vor allem durch die von seinen Truppen angelegten Weinberge in Gallien und in den Donauprovinzen und als Kaiser, der deswegen von seinen Soldaten ermordet wurde.
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 Probus - Portrait Gallery of Roman Emperors on Coins
Probus was planning to resume the wars against the Persians but he had to cancel his plans due to a series of revolts both in the East and West.
Probus left Rome in late AD 282 and proceeded to his native town of Sirmium when news came that Marcus Aurelius Carus, Perfect of the Guard, had been proclaimed emperor.
Probus was one of the most competent and clear-sighted of the late third century emperors, unfortunately, he lived in a time which did not appreciate or acknowledge his efforts.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Rond diezelfde tijd (in 280 of 281) werd Iulius Saturninus, een goede vriend van Probus die een hoge functie in Syria bekleedde, door zijn troepen tot keizer verheven.
En toen Probus de legioenen beval om met de drainage van de door malaria getroffen moerassen rond Sirenium te beginnen, was voor hen de maat helemaal vol.
Probus werd uiteindelijk door zijn eigen mannen vermoord.
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 ROMANORVM - Biographies
Marcus Aurelius Probus was another Emperor who hailed from the Balkans.
On the death of the Emperor Tacitus (276 AD), Probus had to contend with Florian, the half brother of Tacitus, for the Purple.
Probus won, and reigned for six years - proving to be a strong leader who aided the recovery of the Empire in these dark years.
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 School #03
Marcus Aurelius Equitius Probus was not the typical emperor.
Probus then went to Rome were he gained the approval of the Senate, with whom he established an excellent relationship during his life.
The city rejoiced, as Probus celebrated his victories with a grand wild beast hunt in the Circus Maximus, for which mature trees were planted to resemble a forest.
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 R20365
Marcus Aurelius Probus, commander on the eastern frontier, was declared emperor in opposition to Florianus.
Probus was a native of Sirmium near the Danube frontier, aged about 44 with a reputation as an army commander.
In September 282, Marcus Aurelius Carus, commander of the praetorian guard, had himself proclaimed emperor.
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 Probus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Probus was a very capable general, securing the borders against barbarian incursions.
As it was, a group of soldiers, angered at being diverted from military duties to assist in civil construction, murdered him during an inspection visit.
The reverse of this coin represents the harmony between Probus and the army.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus - bedeutung definition erklärung glossar zu Marcus Aurelius Probus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Probus wurde in Pannonien als Sohn eines römischen Soldaten geboren.
Von 277 bis 282 bestritt Probus fünf Konsulate und führte mehrere Kriege.
Sein Bruder Dometius und seine beiden Neffen Probus von Konstantinopel und Metrophanes von Konstantinopel waren christliche Bischöfe von Byzanz.
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 Tempus omnia revelat: Marcus Aurelius Probus
Probus oli yksi valtakunnan 200-luvulla pelastaneista illyrialaisista sotilaskeisareista, sotamiehestä rivien kautta ylimmäksi käskijäksi kohonneista.
Toisin kuin niin moni hänen edeltäjistään, Probus ei käyttänyt asemaansa väärin vaan ilmeisesti oli ihan oikeasti kiinnostunut alaistensa hyvinvoinnista ja rauhan säilymisestä.
Senaattikin piti hänestä, sillä Probus monista sotilasdiktaattoreista poiketen antoi senaatin hallita ainakin nimellisesti ja kuunteli sen neuvoja.
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 Geometry.Net - Philosophers: Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the Emperor of Rome from 161 until his death.
Marcus Aurelius was educated by the best tutors in Rome and was a devotee of Stoicism.
As a philosopher Aurelius believed that a divine providence had placed reason in man, and it was in the power of man to be one with the rational purpose of the universe.
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 Probus
Marcus Aurelius Probus was Emperor of Rome from 276 to 282 AD.
Probus is, perhaps, the perfect example of the soldier emperors that ruled Rome during the last half of the Third Century AD.
Probus is shown with an extensive and varied wardrobe and is equiped with many different shields and helmets.
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 Marcus Aurelius Probus - netlexikon
Probus wurde nach dem Tod des Tacitus von seinen Truppen zum Kaiser ausgerufen und fand nach dem Tod des Florianus allgemeine Anerkennung.
Sein Bruder Dometius und seine beiden Neffen Probus von Konstantinopel und Metrophanes von Konstantinopel waren christliche Bischöfe von Byzanz.
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This office apparently continued through the reign of Tacitus (2) and in 276, upon the emperor's death, Probus refused to recognize the claim of Florianus.
Probus sent a detachment to murder him, but they defected, and the emperor himself was slain by his own mutinous legionaries in 282.
He was able to defeat the barbarians repeatedly, celebrated a rare triumph in Rome, had the political power necessary to retain the support of the Roman government and did much to restore the provinces economically.
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 Historia de la Cocina - Marcus Aurelíus Probus
Marcus Aurelíus Probus nació en Sirmium, Panonia, en el año 232, de familia noble y guerrera, fue criado con rigor espartano para las armas, desde muy joven entró en el ejército donde destacaron sus valientes cualidades profesionales.
Referente a la gastronomía, podemos señalar que Probus tiene características especiales, admira la buena mesa y los grandes vinos, se considera como uno de los impulsores de la cocina gourmet de la época, desarrolla sus especialidades favoritas, el choucroute garnié y el paté de foie gras.
Durante sus seis años de gobierno, Probus sobrevivió a tres conspiraciones, protagonizadas por los generales Saturnino, Próculo y Bonoso.
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 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-22)
Aurelius Probus was born in Sirmium in about AD 232.
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