. . . . "Probus"@fr . . . "Marcus Aurelius Publicus Juvenilus Probus ('P.J. Probus' when on stage), Roman emperor for a respectable six years. He took over the Roman Empire after the experiment of letting a couple of ungolden oldies rule instead was discredited. Probus was a bit of a thruster, whether in politics, amateur medical procedures or when giving it hard on stage on the battlefield."@en . "Probus"@en . "Marcus Aurelius Publicus Juvenilus Probus ('P.J. Probus' when on stage), Roman emperor for a respectable six years. He took over the Roman Empire after the experiment of letting a couple of ungolden oldies rule instead was discredited. Probus was a bit of a thruster, whether in politics, amateur medical procedures or when giving it hard on stage on the battlefield. Probus got his chance at big job when emperor Marcus Claudius Tacitus died suddenly (i.e. more than likely murdered) and his less appealing brother Florianus Floridus tried to succeed him. Why the battle hard legionaries wanted to elect a hip gyrating singer of dubious fashion taste and hair is now very cloudy. Events worked out well for P.J. and he got to ride around a bed of shields as he took the garlands and purple cloak of office."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "276"^^ . . . . . . . . . . .