Ovinius Camillus Explained

Ovinius Camillus was allegedly a Roman usurper during the rule of Alexander Severus. Most scholars today consider him to be fictitious.

According to the unreliable Historia Augusta Ovinius Camillus was a senator from an ancient family, who conspired against the Emperor. The plot is however uncovered, but the usurper is, surprisingly, spared by Alexander Severus and even offered to rule alongside the Emperor.

References

• Historia Augusta
• Jean Béranger, "SHA Alex. Sev. 48,1 et la cura rei publicae.“ In: Gerhard Wirth et al. (Hrsg.), Romanitas, Christianitas: Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Literatur der römischen Kaiserzeit. Berlin 1982, p. 308–323. .
• William George Smith, "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology", 1849, p. 74.

External links

Also the Internet Archive has a derivative work:

• Book: Smith, William . 1853. A new classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography, partly based on the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology.". London . Murray .
• Book: Anthon, Charles . Smith . William. 1860. A new classical dictionary of Greek and Roman biography, mythology and geography: partly based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology by William Smith (1860). New York . Harper and Brothers .