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Bookmark or Share- Hostilian (Facial Reconstruction) - World History EncyclopediaA photorealistic reconstruction of what the Roman emperor Hostilian (r. 251 CE) may have looked like. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence. Pictured alongside the reconstruction is the bust of Hostilian from the Vatican Museums.
- John I Tzimiskes - WikipediaThe Byzantine army under John I lays siege to the Bulgarian capital at Preslav. During his early reign he had to fight off the Kievan Rus' encroachment on the Lower Danube. In 970 he sent his brother-in-law, Bardas Skleros, to push the Rus' forces out of Thrace; Skleros defeated the Rus' army at Arcadiopolis.
- Hostilia gens - WikipediaThe gens Hostilia was an ancient family at Rome, which traced its origin to the time of Romulus. The most famous member of the gens was Tullus Hostilius, the third King of Rome; however, all of the Hostilii known from the time of the Republic were plebeians.
- Hostilian - LiviusHostilian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 251). After the death of his father Decius and his elder brother Herennius Decius, Hostilianus was adopted by Trebonianus Gallus. He soon died of natural causes. This page was created in 2006; last modified on 10 August 2020. This page is a stub.
- Hostilian | Roman emperor | BritannicaHostilian was a Roman emperor in 251. He was the younger son of the emperor Decius, who made him caesar in 250. After Decius’ death in 251, Hostilian was adopted by Vibius Trebonianus Gallus and made joint emperor with the title augustus, but he died of plague shortly.
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