page_title: Carausian Revolt
hierarchical_section_title: Carausian Revolt
caption_attribution_description: English: Carausius, AV aureus. London mint, 286-287, 4.20 g. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. RIC 5; Depeyrot 2/5; Shiel 4; Calicó 4782.
context_page_description: The Carausian Revolt was an episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar Constantius Chlorus in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his subordinate Allectus. Britain was regained by Constantius and his subordinate Asclepiodotus in 296.
context_section_description: The Carausian Revolt (AD 286–296) was an episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar Constantius Chlorus in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his subordinate Allectus. Britain was regained by Constantius and his subordinate Asclepiodotus in 296.
caption: Portrait of Carausius on a gold aureus issued during the revolt.
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