# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/balista
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:07:33.314Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/balista"
name: "Balista"
slug: "balista"
description: "Balista or Ballista, also known in the sources with the name of \"Callistus\", was one of the Thirty Tyrants of the controversial Historia Augusta, and supported the rebellion of the Macriani against Emperor Gallienus."
tagline: "Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Balista.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "250"
deathDate: "261"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.11
  momentum:             2.704918032786885
  historical:           14.220016
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista_(uzurpator)"
    title: "Balista (uzurpator)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80)"
    title: "Балиста (узурпатор)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista"
    title: "Balista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista"
    title: "Ballista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1"
    title: "Μπαλίστα"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista"
    title: "Balista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista_(usurpador)"
    title: "Balista (usurpador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista_(pretoriaaniprefekti)"
    title: "Ballista (pretoriaaniprefekti)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balliste"
    title: "Balliste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%94_(%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%9F_%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F)"
    title: "בליסטה (חומסן שלטון)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista"
    title: "Balista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista"
    title: "Ballista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF"
    title: "バッリスタ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballista_(praefectus_praetorio)"
    title: "Ballista (praefectus praetorio)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista"
    title: "Balista"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balista_(usurpador)"
    title: "Balista (usurpador)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0_(%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80)"
    title: "Баллиста (узурпатор)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q805281"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump