Allectus
Sign in to saveAllectus (died 296) was a Roman-Britannic usurper in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296.
Person
- Born
- 0201-00-00
- Died
- 0296-00-00
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- Listeners
- 36
- Total plays
- 206
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Allectus
- Royalty.full name
- Allectus
- Royalty.title
- Augustus of Gaul and Britannia
- Royalty.image
- Quinarius Allectus galley-RIC 0128.2.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Allectus on a coin, with a galley on the reverse
- Royalty.reign
- 293–296
- Royalty.predecessor
- Carausius
- Royalty.successor
- None
- Royalty.death_date
- 296
- Royalty.death_place
- Britannia
- Royalty.succession
- Emperor of Britannia
- Royalty.regnal name
- Imperator Caesar Allectus Augustus
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 201
- Died
- 296
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Roman Britain
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Quinarius Allectus galley-RIC 0128.2.jpg
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Allectus (died 296) was a Roman-Britannic usurper in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296.
==History== Allectus was 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 the western Caesar, Constantius Chlorus, retook some of his Gallic territories, particularly the crucial port of Bononia (modern Boulogne), and defeated Frankish allies of Carausius in Batavia. Allectus assassinated Carausius and assumed command himself.