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Clodius Albinus

Full name	Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus
Born	ca. 150
Died	February 19, 197
Place of death	Lugdunum
Dynasty	None

Coin of Clodius Albinus^[1]

Decimus Clodius Albinus^[2] (ca. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events By Place Roman Empire 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the This article is about the city in Gaul for other uses of Lugdunum see Lugdunum (disambiguation Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern 150 - February 19, 197) was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) upon the murder of Pertinax. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events By Place Roman Empire 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Publius Helvius Pertinax, commonly known as Pertinax ( August 1, 126 &ndash March 28, 193) was a Roman emperor who briefly

Albinus came from an aristocratic provincial family in North Africa. He first held the governorship of Gallia Belgica and then of Britain by 192. Gallia Belgica was a Roman province located in what is now the southern part of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern

When Pertinax was assassinated, the praetorian prefect Aemilius Laetus and his men, who had arranged the murder, put the throne up for sale. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Praetorian Guard ( Latin: PRÆTORIANI was a special force of Guards used by Roman Emperors Before being appropriated It was purchased by the wealthy senator Didius Julianus, but a string of mutinies from the troops in the provinces meant the next emperor was far from decided. Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133 or 137–193 was briefly Roman Emperor from 28 March 193 to 1 June 193.

In the civil war that followed, Albinus was initially allied with Septimus Severus, who had captured Rome, and accepted the title of Caesar from him. Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Caesar (plural Caesars Latin: Caesar (plural Caesares is a Title of imperial character Albinus remained effective ruler of much of the western part of the empire with support from three British legions and one Spanish. ^[3] The two came into conflict after Severus defeated Pescennius Niger in the eastern part of the empire, however, and Severus sent assassins to kill him. Gaius Pescennius Niger (c 140&ndash194 was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194

In autumn 196, Albinus proclaimed himself emperor (Imperator Caesar Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Augustus), crossed from Britain to Gaul, bringing a large part of the British garrison with him. Events By Place Roman Empire Septimus Severus 's troops capture and sack Byzantium, and retake Mesopotamia Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western ^[4] He defeated Severus' legate, Virius Lupus, and was able to lay claim to the military resources of Gaul. Virius Lupus was a Roman soldier and politician of the late second and early 3rd century

In February 197, Albinus met Severus' army at the Battle of Lugdunum. Events By Place Roman Empire 19 February — Battle of Lugdunum: Roman usurper Albinus is defeated by the The Battle of Lugdunum, also called the Battle of Lyon, was fought on 19 February 197 at Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France After a hard-fought battle, with 150,000 troops on either side recorded by Dio Cassius, Albinus was defeated and killed himself. Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ( Greek:) (c 155 or 163/164 to after 229 known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio was

Notes

^ This coin celebrates Saeculum Frugiferum, the embodiment of a "fruitful era", probably Ba`al Hammon, a Phoenician divinity worshipped in North Africa, where Clodius came from. Ba'al (pronounced; Hebrew בעל (ordinarily spelled Baal in English is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun
^ The name albinus means "white", while one of his competitors for the purple was Pescennius Niger, whose niger name means "black". Gaius Pescennius Niger (c 140&ndash194 was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194
^ The British legions were II Augusta, VI Victrix, and XX Valeria Victrix, the Spanish legion was the VII Gemina. Legio II Augusta, or Second Augustan Legion, was a Roman legion, levied by Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus in 43 BC, and still operative Legio VI Victrix (Victorious was a Roman legion founded by Octavian in 41 BC. Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a Roman legion, probably raised by Augustus some time after 31 BC. Legio VII Gemina ( Twin) was a Roman legion; its full name was Legio VII Gemina Felix.
^ Indeed, he stripped Britain of every available soldier, which meant that Severus' new administration had to deal with several rebellions, including those of the Maeatae. The Maeatae were a confederation of tribes who lived probably beyond the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain.

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Preceded by Publius Helvius Pertinax	Roman governors of Britain 191-197	Succeeded by Virius Lupus
Preceded by Didius Julianus;	Roman Emperor 193 in competition with Pescennius Niger and Septimius Severus	Succeeded by Septimius Severus

Publius Helvius Pertinax, commonly known as Pertinax ( August 1, 126 &ndash March 28, 193) was a Roman emperor who briefly This is a partial list of Governors of Roman Britain. As Britannia, Roman Britain was a consular province which means its governors need to be appointed consul by Virius Lupus was a Roman soldier and politician of the late second and early 3rd century Marcus Didius Severus Julianus (133 or 137–193 was briefly Roman Emperor from 28 March 193 to 1 June 193. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Gaius Pescennius Niger (c 140&ndash194 was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194 Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor

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