Year of the Six Emperors (238) Reign of Gordian III (238–244) Reign of Philip the Arab (244–249) Reign of Decius (249–251) Reign of Trebonianus Gallus (251–253) Reign of Aemilianus (253) Reign of Valerian and Gallienus (253–260) Reign of Gallienus (260–268) Reign of Claudius Gothicus (268–270) Reign of Aurelian (270–275) Reign of Tacitus (275-276) Reign of Probus (276-282) Reign of Carus (282-283) Reign of Carinus (283-285) Pacatian (/ˈpəkeɪʃ(i)ən/; Latin: Tiberius Claudius Mar[...] Pacatianus; died c. 248) was a usurper in the Danube area of the Roman Empire during the time of Philip the Arab.

He is known from coins, and from mentions in Zosimus and Zonaras, who say that he was an officer in one of the Danube legions.

According to Zosimus, the revolts of Pacatian in Moesia (he probably controlled Viminacium) and Jotapian in Syria prompted Philip to make an offer to the Roman Senate to step down, but the senator Decius (who was sent by Philip to deal with the rebellion), correctly predicted that Pacatian would soon be killed by his own men before his own arrival.

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