Aurelian was Roman emperor from 270 to 275.
Aurelian or Aurelianus may also refer to:
People
edit- "Aurelian" is the adjectival form of Aurelius and often refers to the emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180).
- Aurelian of Limoges, 2nd bishop of Limoges
- Aurelianus (consul 400) (fl. 393–416), Eastern-Roman politician, twice Praetorian prefect of the East, Consul in 400
- Aurelianus (Gallo-Roman) (5th century), chief advisor to Clovis I, made the first count of Meledunum (Melun)
- Ambrosius Aurelianus, 5th-century Romano-British war leader
- Aurelianus of Arles (6th century), bishop
- Paul Aurelian, 6th century Welsh saint
- Aurelian of Réôme (fl. 840–850), 9th century Frankish music-theorist
- Aurelian Smith, professional wrestler known as Grizzly Smith (1932–2010)
- Aurelian Smith, Jr., his son, professional wrestler known as Jake Roberts (b. 1955)
Other uses
edit- Aurelianus (bug), seed bugs
- Aurelian (entomology), archaic term for lepidopterist
- "The Aurelian", a 1930 short story by Vladimir Nabokov
- Aurelians, an alien race in the video game Advent Rising
- Lorgar Aurelian, primarch of the Word Bearers in the fictional Warhammer 40000 universe
- Aurelian, an age in the European land mammal age system, corresponding to the late Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene