The "Historia Augusta" (a Latin history) says that Probus's father's name was Maximus. However, another Latin history, the "Epitome de Caesaribus", says that Probus's father's name was Dalmatius. The "Epitome de Caesaribus" also says this Dalmatius was part of the family of the emperor Claudius Gothicus. Neither the "Historia Augusta" nor the "Epitome de Caesaribus" are correct, and this information in both histories is fiction. The "Historia Augusta" also says that Probus had the name Valerius, which is not true.