Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Marcus Annius Florianus Pius was chosen by the army in the west to succeed Tacitus in 276. The army in the east, on the other hand, chose Probus; the two met in battle, and when it was clear Probus had the superior force, Florianus was assassinated by his own troops. He was emperor for 88 days. Preceded by: Marcus Claudius Tacitus (275-276) Roman emperors Followed by: Probus (276-282) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.