Emperor in Britain and northern Gaul from 286 to 293
This article is about the Roman Emperor. For the Phasmatodea genus, see Carausius (insect).
Carausius
Augustus of Gaul and Britannia
Carausius coin from Londinium mint. On the reverse, the lion, symbol of Legio IV Flavia Felix.
Emperor of Britannia
Reign
286–293
Predecessor
None
Successor
Allectus
Born
Gallia Belgica
Died
293 Britain
Names
Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius Augustus
Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul,[1] who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and northern Gaul (Imperium Britanniarum). He did this only 13 years after the Gallic Empire of the Batavian Postumus was ended in 273. He held power for seven years, fashioning the name "Emperor of the North" for himself, before being assassinated by his finance minister Allectus.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carausius, Marcus Aurelius" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI, 'Carausius and his brothers' with portraits of himself with Diocletian and Maximian. Carausius appears to have appealed to...
Channel shores, Carausius, rebelled in 286, causing the secession of Britain and northwestern Gaul. Maximian failed to oust Carausius, and his invasion...
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Beyond this, no contemporary evidence for or against Carausius' existence has surfaced. "'Carausius II': An Unknown British Usurper?". The Classical Association...
which Carausius was assassinated by his subordinate Allectus. Britain was regained by Constantius and his subordinate Asclepiodotus in 296. Carausius, a...
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treasurer to Carausius, a Menapian officer in the Roman navy who had seized power in Britain and northern Gaul in 286. In 293 Carausius was isolated when...
usurper Carausius who had declared himself emperor in Britannia and northern Gaul in 286. In late 293, Constantius defeated the forces of Carausius in Gaul...
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Constantius, defeats the usurper Carausius or his Frankish allies in northern Gaul. In this or the following year, Carausius withdraws his military forces...
rebellion. The formula seems favoured especially by usurpers, such as Carausius, Magnentius and Decentius. Even Theoderic the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths...
the other side, it showed Carausius together with Diocletian and Maximian, with the caption CARAVSIVS ET FRATRES SVI, "Carausius & his brothers". However...
territories from the usurper Carausius. He conquers the crucial port of Bononia (modern Boulogne). Towards the end of the year, Carausius is murdered by his finance...
Britannic Empire of Carausius, as shown in the table below. About 5% of the coins identified so far are from the period of Carausius, who ruled Britain...
one hand, and the rival emperor Carausius on the other. Perhaps in cooperation with the forces of Maximian, Carausius campaigns successfully against Germanic...
bark-like tubercles, and other forms of camouflage. A few species, such as Carausius morosus, are even able to change their pigmentation to match their surroundings...
sea. After it fell, Constantius attacked Carausius's other Gallic holdings and Frankish allies and Carausius was usurped by his treasurer, Allectus. Julius...
Constantius, defeats the usurper Carausius or his Frankish allies in northern Gaul. In this or the following year, Carausius withdraws his military forces...
Roman name. The usurpation of power over Britain and northern Gaul by Carausius just twenty years later reflects a continuing trend by which local loyalties...
of Britannia, a Roman admiral named Carausius, she forces Teleri into marriage with him. Some years later, Carausius encounters opposition. Teleri leaves...
mentioning its use in creating the horse. The reverse side on the denarius of Carausius, acquired by the British Museum in 1998. Porta Capena mosaics, Rome. In...
Reverse of a denarius of Carausius (r. 286–293), ruler of the Roman Britannic Empire, showing Britannia (left) welcoming the emperor with the words veni...
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