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See for instance Section: 1.9. Coin of Aurelian with the title dominus et deus. Google gives more, like Aurelian was also sometimes officially called dominus et deus: the principate had definitely been succeeded by the dominate. Interestingly, there are more German language pages than in English. The entry about Diocletian saying that Diocletian claimed it first needs to be changed, too.
End of the "Crisis of third century". In this article it is said that Aurelian brought this period to an end, while in the article about Diocletian it is said he was the one who did it. Latre 20:50, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Was it Aurelian who stood on an elevated platform, with his troops arrayed out on either side of him in order to impress the Goths? Where does this anecdote come from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.208.36.36 (talk) 22:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
This "highly successful soldier-emperor", as the article so lovingly refers to him over and over again as if we should suddenly forget his greatness in mid-paragraph, was responsible for the destruction of the Musaeum. This is covered in the "Attack of Aurelian, third century" section of the Library_of_Alexandria article. Strangely enough, not one word is mentioned about Aurelian's role in the section on "Conquest of the Palmyrene Empire". Another fine hagiography. Viriditas (talk) 11:12, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
The chronology and events of third century are very confused and unsafe. Don't trust everything you find on the net. Expecially 90 and 120 year old books or random websites with no sources and author. (For example the letters from Aurelian to Zenobia mentioned in Historia Augusta are fictitious and probably the words of Aurelian you mentioned. See also Source evaluation) Good reading is Alaric Watson's Aurelian and the Third Century. Every statesman has done something "bad" (what is bad and what is good?). I personally see Aurelian kinder than many other Roman Emperors. After all he spared Tyana and many cities of Anatolia and Syria as well as Tetricus, Emperor of Gaul. But this is not the place to discuss about what Aurelian did. So please focus on the article, not the Emperor. --Barosaurus Lentus (talk) 13:51, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
The aureus displayed on Aurelian article is actually issued by emperor Probus. Somebody should replace it with right one. And delete my post.
Separately
Twice mentioned the title of 'Germanicus Maximus' for two separate but chronologically close events. Is this right?
JS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.194.253 (talk) 16:58, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
It seems to me that the legacy section is partially based on speculation and assumption, specifically: "His death prevented a full restoration of political stability and a lasting dynasty that could end the cycle of assassination of Emperors and civil war that marked this period. Even so, he brought the Empire through a very critical period in its history and without Aurelian, it would never have survived the invasions and fragmentation of the decade in which he reigned." I'm by no means an expert in this time period or on Aurelian in general, so I don't feel comfortable making any edits, but I wanted to raise an issue I saw as an uninformed reader. Jayvan (talk) 22:29, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
The story of his death is mightily intresting, so I have searched the source in this article and didn't see it. Can anyone please help? Thx. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.125.74.164 (talk) 20:41, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
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In 2015, anon 24.135.252.44 updated the place of birth, relying on a reference identified only as "Milošević(2010:pp 106-7)". Perhaps that was related to shifting boundaries in the Balkans? Anyway, the only relevant text I can find is "Petar Milošević, Arheologija i istorija Sirmijuma, Novi Sad, 2001." as referenced in similar Wikipedia articles (online here). If anyone speaks Croatian, perhaps they can determine if this is indeed the right reference, and if it is reliable?
Second, it's not clear whether earlier authors intended Körner 2001 and Körner 2008 to be the same source. Maybe a comparison would help elucidate. @Barosaurus Lentus: are you still around to help? David Brooks (talk) 20:14, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
"The ancient sources are not agreed on his place of birth, although he was generally accepted as being a native of Illyricum." cf. "Like Aurelian she was from Dacia." … Did Dacia at one time include Illyricum, or are these separate places? Asking for a friend. Mannanan51 (talk) 22:36, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
What is the "Family Tree" doing in this article? It is not a family tree and its purpose is entirely unclear. I suggest it be deleted. Deipnosophista (talk) 10:48, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
One section has a title about defeating the Iuthungi, but the word never occurs within the section itself -- or any-where else in the article except in the ToC. who were the Iuthungi? The answer is found at Juthungi. This should be incorporated into our article. Kdammers (talk) 07:27, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
Why exactly does the article need the section? The section doesn't mention anything about Aurelian, it only talks about events that happened before him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ewf9h-bg (talk • contribs) 15:10, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
I will soon add the claim that Aurelian was born Sirmium next to the claim he was born in Ripensis in the template, as several Wikis have Sirmium listed, while several others have Ripensis listed. In this situation it isn’t enough to simply add "probably" to the phrase. I will now change it to "Dacia, ripensis or Pannonia, Sirmium. The template needs to reflect what the uncertainty of it all, otherwise readers may be to quick to believe he was actually born in Ripensis. If anyone thinks that the other claim isn’t known enough, has been proven wrong, or has other counter arguments to this, then I am open to learn. Reman Empire (talk) 22:28, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
This section should be rewritten. It leaves out major battles. 2A04:EE41:3:12EA:A8E9:EB0C:EA:1EE7 (talk) 03:11, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
He was from Albania. Why is this not mentioned in the article? 79.106.203.125 (talk) 19:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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