Macriani is the name of three
Roman usurpers - a father and two sons - who tried to gain the Roman throne from
Emperor Gallienus. All three died in 261 A.D. They were:
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Macrianus Major
Fulvius Macrianus (died 261), also called Macrianus Major, was a Roman usurper. He was one of Valerian's fiscal officers.J. Bray (1997), p.95 More precisely, sources refer to him as being in charge of the whole state accounts (''A rationibus'') ...
, the father
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Macrianus Minor, first son
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Quietus, second son
3rd-century Roman usurpers
Crisis of the Third Century
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