Probus
MARCUS AURELIUS, a Roman emperor; born in Sirmium, Pannonia; early entered the army, and attracted the notice of the Emperor Valerian. He distinguished himself on the Danube, and in Africa, Egypt, Asia, Germany, and Gaul. By the Emperor Tacitus he was appointed governor of the Asiatic possessions of Rome, and on the latter's death was called to the throne (A. D. 276). His brief reign was brilliant; the Germans were driven out of Gaul, and the barbarians from the Rhætian, Pannonian, and Thracian frontiers; and Persia was forced to accept peace. Probus devoted himself to the development of its internal resources. executing various extensive and impor- He employed the soldiers as laborers in executing various extensive and important works, occupations considered as degrading by them; and a large body of troops engaged in draining swamps murdered the emperor in 282. various stages. proceeding in a civil suit throughout its various stages.