Editing Aurelian (section)

===Under Gallienus===
Aurelian's successes as a cavalry commander ultimately made him a member of Emperor [[Gallienus]]' entourage. In 268 Gallienus travelled to [[Roman Italy|Italy]] and fought [[Aureolus]], his former general and now usurper for the throne. Driving Aureolus back into [[Milan|Mediolanum]], Gallienus promptly besieged his adversary in the city. During the siege, the Emperor was assassinated. One source says Aurelian, who was present at the siege, participated and supported general Claudius for the purple — which is plausible.<ref>[[Aurelius Victor]], xxxiii,21. Other sources do not cite Aurelian among those who conspired against Gallienus, though different sources have claimed that he was the one who called Gallienus out of his tent under a proposed "conspiracy" at the point Gallienus was stabbed.</ref> In 268 or 269 Aurelian and his cavalry participated in the victory of Emperor Gallienus (or Emperor [[Claudius II Gothicus]]) over the [[Goths]] at the [[Battle of Naissus]].{{sfn|Watson|1999|p=41}}<ref>J. Bray (1997), pp. 279–288, Pat Southern 2001, p. 109. Also see Alaric Watson 1999, p. 215, David S. Potter 2004, p. 266, Herwig Wolfram, ''History of the Goths'' (transl. by Thomas J. Dunlap), University of California Press, 1988. {{ISBN|0-520-06983-8}}, p. 54</ref>

Aurelian was married to [[Ulpia Severina]], about whom little is known. She was from [[Dacia (Roman province)|Dacia]].{{sfn|Watson|1999}} They are known to have had a daughter together.<ref name=re>{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.roman-emperors.org/aurelian.htm|title= Aurelian (A.D. 270–275)|last1= Körner|first1= Christian|date= 23 December 2008 |encyclopedia= De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families|access-date=6 January 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101202042214/http://www.roman-emperors.org/aurelian.htm| archive-date= 2 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>