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en-wikipedia-org-3254		Postumus - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3984	476	64	The Roman army in Gaul threw off its allegiance to Gallienus around the year 260,[note 1] and Postumus assumed the title and powers of Emperor in the provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and Hispania, thereby founding what scholars have dubbed the Gallic Empire. He has been claimed as being of Batavian[4] origin; certainly his coinage honors deities — Hercules Magusanus and Hercules Deusoniensis — who would have been popular among the Batavians.[5] Hercules Magusanus was probably an interpretatio romana translation of the Germanic deity Þunraz.[6] Deusoniensis may refer to the town of Deuso, located in or near Batavian territory and likely to be identified with modern-day Diessen; it has been hypothesized that Postumus himself was born in Deuso.[7] From these relatively obscure provincial origins, Postumus would have risen through the ranks of the army until he held command of the Roman forces "among the Celts".[8] What his precise title was is not definitely known,[9] though he may plausibly have been promoted by the emperor Valerian to the position of imperial legate of Germania Inferior.[3][10] Postumus was evidently in favor at court, and, according to König, was granted an honorary consulship.[11]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3254.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3254.txt