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Carausius
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about the life of Carausius
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Carausius, Usurper Emperor.
Name commonly known as: Carausius *** Latin Roman Name: Marcus
Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius *** Reigned as a Usurper: 287 -
293 as Emperor of the Britannic Empire *** Dynasty / Historical Period: In 285 the Roman Empire was
split in half by Diocletian - The Western Roman Empire and the other
half became known as the Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantine
Empire. *** Official Roman Emperors during this period
were as follows:
*** Diocletian was Augustus of the East: Ruling Asia, Egypt and
Thrace
*** *** Galerius reporting to
Diocletian: Controlled the legions of the Danube
***
Maximianus was
Augustus of the West: Ruling Italy and Africa
*** *** Constantius reporting to
Maximianus: Britain, Spain and Gaul
Place of Birth: Gallia Belgica *** Place of Death: Britain in
293AD *** Name of successor to Carausius was
Allectus
Carausius
the Usurper - Roman Coins, or coinage
Carausius was a usurper. Usurper is a term used to
describe an illegal claimant to the throne without securing
"the consent of the governed." Usurpers were a common
feature of the late Roman Empire, especially from the crisis
of the third century onwards. Every new emperor, either
legal or illegal, marked the beginning of his rule by
minting new coins, both for the prestige of declaring
oneself as Augustus and to pay the loyal soldiers their
share. Roman coins, or coinage, is often the only evidence
of a determined usurpation such as that of Carausius.
Interesting facts
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Carausius from the following facts and information about his life.
Carausius had an extremely successful naval career under the
Emperor Maximanius. However his successes brought
greed and ambition and he refused to hand over the proceeds
of his successes. Maximanius therefore ordered his execution
and Carausus based himself in Britain. In A.D. 287 a
rebellion occurred in Gaul and soon after, Carausius, having
become master of Britain, and possessing a considerable
fleet, continued to defy the power of the emperor. At this
time Constantius was appointed Caesar and he prepared to
reduce Britain and Carausis to subjection. However, before
Constantius could reach Britain Carausius was put to death
by Allectus, a new usurper in A.D. 293.
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