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Balista

Roman praetorian prefect and usurper (died c.261)
Person human Q805281

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
250
Date of death
261
Country of citizenship
Ancient Rome[5]
Occupation
military officer, military personnel
Position held
Praetorian prefect[6]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10][11][12][13]
Family
Thirty Tyrants[8]
Military, police or special rank
general[9]
Time period
Roman Empire[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Balista en Ballista en Callistus el Μπαλίστα fi Balista fi Callistus Ballista fr Balliste he באליסטה he בליסטה he קליסטוס ja バッリスタ ru Баллиста zh 巴利斯塔
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Balista.jpg ↗
British Museum person or institution ID
64552
Freebase ID
/m/067llt
Museum-digital ID
60974
Münzkabinett ID
person/8446
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
1048

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
Occupation 2
military officer, military personnel
Country of citizenship 1
Ancient Rome
Family 1
Thirty Tyrants
Instance of 1
human
Military, police or special rank 1
general
Position held 1
Praetorian prefect
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
Roman Empire
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Summary

Balista was born in 250[1]. He died on January 1, 261[2]. He worked as a military officer[3] and military personnel[4].

FAQs

What did Balista do for work?

Balista worked as a military officer[3] and military personnel[4].

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  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'j
    Date of death → +0261-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  2. 25w ago · ~2026-27579-60 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Military, police or special rank → general
    Time period → Roman Empire
    Aliases → —
    Family → Thirty Tyrants
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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