Achilleus (emperor)

Achilleus (fl. 3rd century AD) assumed the title of emperor under Diocletian and reigned over Egypt for some time.^[1] He was possibly the Corrector of Domitius Domitianus. He seems to have succeeded the revolt started by Domitianus, after the latter died.

Achilleus was at length taken by Diocletian after a siege of eight months in Alexandria, and put to death in 296 AD.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Smith, William (1867), "Achilleus", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, Boston, MA, pp. 12, http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0021.html
^ Eutrop. ix. 14, 15
^ Aurelius Victor De Caesaribus 39

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).

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