Gaius Vibius
Trebonianus Gallus served as Emperor AD
251 -
253. He was proclaimed Emperor by the army in
Moesia after
Decius' death at the
Battle of Abrittus. He may have persecuted
Christians in Rome, as he arrested and imprisoned
Pope Cornelius in
252. Later that year, the
Persians invaded and took control of the province of
Syria. His reign was an uneasy one, sadly too typical of the
Third century. His rule ended when he and his son
Volusianus[?] were murdered by his troops at
Interama[?].