Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin. He usurped power from Gallienus around the year 260 and assumed the title and powers of emperor in the western provinces of Gaul Germania Britannia and Hispania thereby founding what scholars have dubbed the Gallic Empire. He ruled for the better part of ten years before he was murdered by his own troops.
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