id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2813 Aurelian - Wikipedia .html text/html 6858 752 64 Although Domitian, two centuries previous, was the first emperor who had demanded to be officially hailed as dominus et deus (master and god), these titles never occurred in written form on official documents until the reign of Aurelian.[6] While still dealing with the defeated enemy, news came from the Balkans reporting large-scale attacks from the Heruli, Goths, Gepids, and Bastarnae.[27] Claudius immediately dispatched Aurelian to the Balkans to contain the invasion as best he could until Claudius could arrive with his main army.[28] The Goths were besieging Thessalonica when they heard of emperor Claudius' approach, causing them to abandon the siege and pillage north-eastern Macedonia. To celebrate these victories, Aurelian was granted the title of Germanicus Maximus.[37] The authority of the Emperor was challenged by several usurpers—Septimius, Urbanus, Domitianus, and the rebellion of Felicissimus—who tried to exploit the sense of insecurity of the empire and the overwhelming influence of the armies in Roman politics. The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World. The Roman Emperor Aurelian: Restorer of the World. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2813.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2813.txt