Editing Probus (emperor) (section)

== Legacy ==
According to the favorable treatment of [[Edward Gibbon|Gibbon]] (whose account is largely derived from the ''Augustan History''), Probus was the last of the benevolent constitutional emperors of Rome.<ref>Gibbon, p. 293</ref> While his successor [[Carus]] (Imp. 282–284) simply disdained to seek the Senate's confirmation of his title, the latter's successor [[Diocletian]] (Imp. 284–305) took active measures to undermine its authority, and established the autocratic nature and divine derivation of the Imperial power. Never again, after Diocletian's reforms, would the Roman Senate play an active role in the management of the empire. On the military sphere,  Probus' victories continued the succession of martial [[Illyria]]n emperors begun by [[Claudius Gothicus]], which restored the military supremacy of Rome after defeats sustained during the Crisis of the Third Century.<ref name="Gibbon, p. 282"/>