Which false emperors' usurpation did Odaenathus quash?
Decius' sons
Macrianus' sons
Geta and Caracalla
Maxentius and Maximian
Answer
The usurpation quashed by Odaenathus was that of Macrianus' sons, Quietus and Macrianus the Younger, who had assumed the imperial titles following the defeat and capture of the legitimate emperor Valerian by the Sassanid king Shapur I in 260 CE.
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