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Also Known As Marcus Aurelius Claudius Gothicus
Born May 214 • Moesia • Bulgaria? • Serbia?
Died 270 (aged 55) • Sremska Mitrovica • Serbia
Title / Office emperor (268-270), Roman Empire

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Gallienus, marble bust; in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
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Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, marble bust by an unknown artist; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
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