Siege and assassination
· Mediolanum (Milan), Italia, Roman Empire
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5 · file Gallienus was at Mediolanum while besieging the rebel Aureolus. He was assassinated during the siege, ending a fifteen-year reign. The canonical article identifies Mediolanum as his place of death and dates it to September 268; its narrative states that he was murdered during the siege of the city.
