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Tacitus then ordered Florianus to lead troops to Pannonia, in order to repel raids into Roman territory by the Goths.
The campaign against the Goths was fought in Asia Minor/Anatolia, not Pannonia. Reliable modern summaries place Tacitus and Florian in the East, where the Goths had overrun Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, and Cilicia.
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This sentence misplaces Florianus's theater of operations.
Reliable summaries of Tacitus's and Florianus's campaign say the Gothic/Scythian invasion was in Asia Minor (Anatolia), not in Pannonia:
- The De Imperatoribus Romanis entry on Tacitus says the invaders "attacked the Roman provinces in Asia Minor, overrunning Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia and Cilicia" and that Tacitus appointed Florian as praetorian prefect; "They campaigned in the East against the invaders."
- The MER-RIC historical summary for 276 states plainly: "The war took place in Anatolia" and adds that "In Asia Minor, parallel campaigns took place, one led by Tacitus himself, others by his generals, one of whom was his praetorian prefect Florian."
Those sources contradict the article's claim that Tacitus sent Florianus to Pannonia to repel the Goths there.
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- Roman Emperors - DIR Tacitus
Feeling cheated of their opportunity for plunder, the tribes attacked the Roman provinces in Asia Minor, overrunning Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia and Cilicia... Tacitus appointed his half-brother Florian Praetorian Prefect. They campaigned in the East against the invaders.
- 276: Imp. Caes. M. Claudius Tacitus Aug. II, Aemilianus (II?) coss. - MER-RIC: RIC V.1/2 Online
The campaign against the Goths and the death of Tacitus... The war took place in Anatolia... In Asia Minor, parallel campaigns took place, one led by Tacitus himself, others by his generals, one of whom was his praetorian prefect Florian.