Summer 251 Accepted as emperor by the Roman troops after the death of Decius; Decius' son Hostilian and Trebonianus's son Volusian adopted as caesares; Hostilian succumbs to plague; Trebonian moves to Rome
Volusian
252 Consul (with his son Volusianus); invasion by Visigoths and other tribes; Sasanian Persians attack Armenia and invade Mesopotamia
253 Insurrections of Uranius Antoninus in Emesa and Aemilianus in Moesia; Trebonianus killed by his soldiers when he was marching against Aemilianus
