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Allectus. Imperial usurper based in Britain, ad 293–6. In 293 the western Roman empire was administered by Maximian and his junior
Constantius Chlorus, and the usurper
Carausius was operating in Britain and northern Gaul. In 293 Constantius took Boulogne, and Carausius was assassinated by his finance minister Allectus. Allectus himself then became a usurper. Recent archaeological excavations in London, south of St Paul's cathedral, indicate the presence of a palace which dendrochronological studies suggest dates to 293–4; Allectus may well have built it. In 296 Constantius invaded Britain and Allectus was slain in a battle near Silchester.
Eleanor Scott
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Usurping emperor.(History as it Happens)(Carausius)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 3/1/2008; 480 words
; ...two rare gold coins from the 3rd-century AD, depicting Carausius, a self-styled emperor of Britain. The objects were handed...Scheme; the exact location of the find has not been revealed. Carausius revolted against Diocletian in 287 and ruled Britain before...
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Ancient Lance Pierces Hole in King Arthur Legend.
PR Newswire; 7/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...may have been Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius, a 3rd century Belgic sailor from humble...Celtic war/sword god Mars Camulos and Carausius, who undoubtedly identified himself...origin of Medieval writers' Camelot. Carausius strove to become a people's hero of...
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Researchers from University of Cologne report recent findings in neurophysiology.
Newspaper article from: Pain & Central Nervous System Week; 11/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...stepping velocity in the stick insect Carausius morosus. J Neurophysiol 102: 1180...and intact animals of the stick insect Carausius morosus to understand mechanisms underlying...Stepping Velocity in the Stick Insect Carausius morosus. Journal of Neurophysiology...
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Chipinque, el "pulmón" de Monterrey.(Parque Ecológico Chipinque)
Magazine article from: Contenido; 12/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...bronceada. En cuanto a mariposas revolotean por ahí 174 especies como la Corola pilumnus, la Metálica carausius y la famosa monarca, que hace escala en Chipinque en sus migraciones entre Canadá y México. De acuerdo...
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Research findings from University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Biology update understanding of life sciences.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 4/8/2009; 700+ words
; Research findings, 'Tight turns in stick insects,' are discussed in a new report. "We investigated insects Carausius morosus walking whilst hanging upside down along a narrow 3 mm horizontal beam. At the end of the beam, the animal takes...
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Britain's biggest-ever Roman villa 'discovered'.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 8/19/2008; 558 words
; ...Tritons, or sea deities, carrying reclining nymphs on their backs. It may have belonged to Allectus who murdered in AD 293 Carausius who was a Roman Army Commander and had proclaimed himself as Emperor of Britain. Although the Victorians explored this part...
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New research on physiology from University of Bielefeld summarized.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...733, 2008; J Comp Physiol 194:735-750, 2008) asked the question that how the nervous system of a stick insect, Carausius morosus, chooses a solution from an abundance of possibilities to solve the task of distributing its body weight onto its...
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Chessmen who go berserk; answers to correspondents.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...contrary' which is technically younger. And the Royal Mint claims its origins date back to AD 287, when a Roman rebel called Carausius made his own coins in London. Benedict Le Vay, author, Eccentric Britain, London W8. QUESTION Who was Robert Burns...
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`Lady of Avalon' by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/7/1997; ; 628 words
; ...Empire. A love triangle between the Lady of Avalon, her protegee and a Roman admiral (the historical Marcus Aurelius Musaeus Carausius) plays out against and affects the struggle for the leadership of England. Finally, the third section, which ends about...
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The men who would be king
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 10/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...There are not only lucid accounts of the Wars of the Roses and the Jacobites, of Perkin Warbeck and Lambert Simnel, but even Carausius, Roman Emperor of Britain and (in a chapter headed 'Dreamers and Hoaxers') 'Prince Michael of Albany' (a Belgian who...
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Carausius
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Carausius Roman imperial usurper, AD 286–93. In 286 Carausius revolted in advance of disciplinary action by the...Appointed to command patrols of the English Channel, Carausius had acquired too much booty for Maximian's liking...
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Allectus
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...administered by Maximian and his junior Constantius Chlorus , and the usurper Carausius was operating in Britain and northern Gaul. In 293 Constantius took Boulogne, and Carausius was assassinated by his finance minister Allectus. Allectus himself...
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Constantius I
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...292–306). In 293 Constantius wrested power from the usurper Carausius . Constantius' successes included taking Boulogne, home of the Channel fleet. Carausius was assassinated by Allectus who in turn usurped imperial power. Constantius...
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Maximian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the empire in the West but failed to put down the revolt of Carausius. Two new caesars, Galerius and Constantius I , were created in 293, and Constantius was successful against Carausius. Maximian abdicated with Diocletian in 305, but the death...
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Hampshire
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...area, the best known is probably Brading on the Isle of Wight. Portchester, near Fareham, was a Roman fort, erected by Carausius in the 3rd cent. Saxon settlement was relatively easy and Winchester became the capital of Wessex , though Silchester was...
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