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Aurelian

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Au·re·lian  (ô-rlyn, ô-rl-n) Originally Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. a.d. 212?-275.
Emperor of Rome (a.d. 270-275) who held the barbarians in check beyond the Rhine River and regained Britain, Gaul, Spain, Syria, and Egypt for the empire.
Aurelian [ɔːˈriːlɪən]
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(Biographies / Aurelian (?212-275) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212-275 ad, Roman emperor (270-275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire


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