id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-457 Tetricus I - Wikipedia .html text/html 3890 502 65 The Gallic Empire mirrored the Roman imperial administrative traditions, and as such Gallic emperors would adopt Roman regnal titles upon their accession; after becoming emperor, Tetricus' name was changed to Imperator Caesar Esuvius Tetricus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus Pontifex Maximus.[1][12] The Gallic Empire also followed the Roman tradition of emperors appointing themselves as consul, with Tetricus appointing himself as consul in 271, 272, 273, and 274; the names of the other consul for 271–273 are not known, but it is known that Tetricus' son, Tetricus II, served as his colleague in 274.[1][13][14] Tetricus was also tribune from 271–274.[15] Tetricus elevated his son, Tetricus II, as caesar in 273[a] to increase the legitimacy of his reign, by founding a dynasty;[17] he may have also elevated his son to co-emperor during the last days of his reign, but this is uncertain.[18][19] The unreliable Historia Augusta, in the biography of Emperor Aurelian, states that Tetricus elevated his son at an unspecified date, however neither of the ancient historians Aurelius Victor and Eutropius mention such an event.[20] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-457.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-457.txt