▁trust ed ▁al ly , ▁Pr is cus ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁East , ▁while ▁Philip ▁travel led ▁to ▁Rome . ▁Pr is cus ▁held ▁supre me ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁provinces ▁and ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁ins cri ptions ▁as ▁R ector ▁Orient is . ▁His ▁rule ▁was ▁severe ▁and ▁opp ress ive . ▁Following ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁direct ives , ▁Pr is cus ▁collected ▁heavy ▁tax es ▁that ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁re bell ion ▁and ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁of ▁J ot ap ian us , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁us ur pers ▁reported ▁for ▁Philip ' s ▁reign . ▁Appar ently , ▁Pr is cus ▁managed ▁to ▁control ▁this ▁re bell ion . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁on ▁Pr is cus ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁J ot ap ian us ' ▁revol t ▁and ▁the ▁facts ▁surrounding ▁his ▁death ▁are ▁lost ▁to ▁history . ▁ ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Rom ans ▁Category : C ris is ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Century ▁Category : P ra et or ian ▁pre fect s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁Roman ▁Sy ria ▁Pr is cus , ▁G ai us <0x0A> </s> ▁Bab i ▁Y ar ▁( , ▁Bab yn ▁Y ar ; ▁, ▁Bab iy ▁Y ar ) ▁is ▁a ▁rav ine ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁capital ▁Ky iv ▁and ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁mass ac res ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁German ▁forces ▁during ▁their ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁best ▁documented ▁of ▁the ▁mass ac