Italy: Magnentius (303-353), usurper emperor, from the book Icones imperatorvm romanorvm (Icons of Roman Emperors), Antwerp, c. 1645. Magnentius was born in Gaul and served as a commander in the Western Roman army. When the army grew dissatisfied with the rule of Emperor Constans, they proclaimed Magnentius as the new emperor in 350 and killed Constans.

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