Hostilian

Hostilian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 251).

Names:

c.230-235: Gaius Valens Hostilianus
September 250: caesar; Princeps Iuventutis
June 251: Imperator Caesar Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus Augustus
July 251: death of natural causes (plague)

Successor of: Decius

Relatives:

father: Decius
mother: Herennia Etruscilla

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.

Kaufenheim, Milestone mentioning the emperor Hostilian