Probus, Marcus Aurelius

Appears in
Oxford Companion to Wine

By Jancis Robinson

Published 2006

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Probus, Marcus Aurelius (ad 232–282), Roman emperor (276–282) who employed troops in the planting of vineyards in gaul and along the Danube. (See german history.) This positive encouragement of viticulture was in marked contrast to the earlier Emperor domitian.