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Balista

Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)

  • Fame48.1
  • Momentum2.7
  • Wikipedia556
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Lived 250–261, aged 11
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  • Era
    250–261
    Aged 11
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Updated 2026-07-17

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.

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Momentum2.7
Historical14.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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