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Bonosus was a late 3rd-century Roman usurper. He was born in Hispania (Roman Spain) to a British father and Gallic mother. His father—a rhetorician and "teacher of letters"—died when Bonosus was still young but the boy's mother gave him a decent education. He had a distinguished military career with an excellent service record. He rose successively through the ranks and tribuneships but, while he was stationed in charge of the Rhenish fleet , the Germans managed to set it on fire. Fearful of the consequences, he proclaimed himself Roman emperor at Colonia Agrippina ( Cologne) jointly with Proculus. After a protracted struggle, he was defeated by Marcus Aurelius Probus and hanged himself rather than face capture.
Bonosus left behind a wife and two sons who were treated with honor by Probus.
Bonosus may refer to any of:
- Bonosus (usurper) , a Romano-British naval officer and usurper
- Bonosus of Trier, bishop of Trier (-373)
- Bonosus of Naissus, bishop of Naissus
- Bonosus of Sardica, bishop of Sardica (–414), heresiarch of the Bonosians