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Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers
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Carausius and Allectus: The British Usurpers
In the 280s Carausius was the commander of the Roman fleet based in Britain and Gaul, with the task of clearing the seas of pirates.
He was so successful and popular in this that he established himself as an independent emperor in 286.
In 293 he was murdered by his associate Allectus, who himself was killed in 296 by the Roman army sent to recover the province.
 
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