(1) Ita cum per omnem orbem terrārum rēs turbātae essent, Carausius in Britanniīs rebellāret, Achilleus in Aegyptō, Āfricam Quīnquegentiānī īnfestārent, Narseus Orientī bellum īnferret, Dioclētiānus Maximiānum Herculium ex Caesare fēcit Augustum, Cōnstantium et Maximiānum Caesarēs; quōrum Cōnstantius per fīliam nepōs Claudīī trāditur, Maximiānus Gālerius in Dāciā haud longē ā Serdicā nātus. Atque ut eōs etiam adfīnitāte coniungeret, Cōnstantius prīvīgnam Herculīī Theodōram accēpit, ex quā posteā sex līberōs, Cōnstantīnī frātrēs, habuit, Gālerius fīliam Dioclētiānī Valeriam, ambō uxōrēs, quās habuerant, repudiāre compulsī.

(2) Cum Carausiō tamen, cum bella frūstrā temptāta essent contrā virum reī mīlitāris perītissimum, ad postrēmum pāx convēnit. Eum post septennium Allectus, socius ēius, occīdit, atque ipse post eum Brittaniās trienniō tenuit. Quī ductū Asclēpiodotī praefectī praetōriō, oppressus est. Ita Britanniae decimō annō receptae.

Diocletian makes Maximianus Herculius Augustus, 286 CE; Constantius and Maximianus made Caesars, 293 CE.

Carausius in Britanniīs: for Carausius' revolt, see Brev. 9.21.

Achilleus in Aegyptō: see Achilleus.

Quīnquegentiānī: The Quinquegentiani were a confederacy of Berber tribes who broke through the Numidian and Mauretanian frontiers in the 280s. In 289 CE they were driven back but resumed their attacks soon afterwards. In 297 Maximian, with a large and diverse army, pushed them into their mountain retreats, devastated their territory and killed substantial numbers of them, before forcing the survivors into the Sahara. On March 10, 298 CE, he was able to march triumphantly into Carthage (Victor Epit. 39.3) (Bird).

Narseus Orientī bellum īnferret: inferō takes a dative and accusative construction (LS inferō, AG 370). Narseh was the son of Shapur I (Sapor).

Dioclētiānus Māximiānum Herculium ex Caesare fēcit Augustum:  Eutropius ... mistakenly reports that Maximian was made Augustus by Diocletian when Constantius and Galerius were made Caesars (March 1, 293 CE). Maximian was raised to Augustus probably on April 1st, 286 CE (Victor Epit. 39.2) (Bird).

Cōnstantium: surnamed Chlorus, "the pale" (Hazzard)

nepōs Claudīī: "the grand-nephew of Claudius." He was the son of Eutropius, a Dardanian noble, and Claudia, daughter of Chrispus, the brother of Claudius (Hazzard).

trāditur: "is said to" (LS trādo II.B.2.b)

nātus: supply est

adfīnitāte: "with a marriage relationship"

Theodōram: see Theodora

Gālerius fīliam Dioclētiānī Valeriam: supply accepit in mātrimōniō

Valeriam: see Valeria

ambō uxōrēs, quās habuerant, repudiāre compulsī: order: ambo [imperatores] compulsi [sunt] repudiare uxores quas habuerant

(2) pāx convēnit: "a peace agreement was reached" (LS convenio II.A.2.b.α). Carausius was recognized as a colleague (Hazzard)

Allectus: see Allectus

Quī: connecting relative referring to Allectus (AG 308f)

ductū: "under the military leadership of"

Asclēpiodotī: see Asclepiodotus

praetōriō: "of the praetorian guard." The dative is normal after praefectus in this title. See LS praeficio II.B.

receptae: supply sunt

 

turbō, āre, āvī, ātus [turba, a crowd]

to disturb, confuse

Carausius, ī, m.

a commander of the fleet under Maximian. He revolted, and after some time was slain, 293 A.D.

Britannia, ae, f.

Britain, England and Scotland; in the pl. includes Ireland

rebellō, āre, āvī, ātus

to wage war again, rebel

Achilleus, ī, m.

he assumed the title of emperor under Diocletian, and reigned over Egypt for some time. He was taken prisoner by Diocletian, and was put to death, 296 A.D.

Aegyptus, ī, m.

Egypt

Āfrica, ae, f.

Africa; often the northern part of the continent, especially the part near Carthage

Quīnquegentiānī, ōrum, pl. m.

a people of Libya

īnfēstō, āre, —, — [īnfēstus, hostile]

to attack, molest, infest

Narseus, ī, m.

king of Persia, 294–303 A.D.

Oriēns, entis [orior], m. (sc. sōl)

the rising sun, the East, the Orient

Dioclētiānus, ī, m.

(Valerius) Dioclētiānus, emperor 284–305 A.D.

Māximiānus, ī, m.

(1) Gālerius (Valerius) Māximiānus, Roman emperor, 305–311 A.D.; (2) (M. Aurēlius Valerius) Māximiānus, surnamed Herculius, Roman emperor 286–305 A.D.

Herculius, ī, m.

a cognomen of Maximianus

Caesar, aris, m.

a family name in the Julian gens. (1) C. Iūlius Caesar, the famous dictator; (2) Sex. Iūlius Caesar, uncle of the dictator. Consul 91 B.C.; (3) C. Octāviānus, the emperor Augustus

Augustus, ī, m.

a title of honor given to Octavianus in 27 BC and after him to all the Roman emperors

Cōnstantius, ī, m.

(1) Cōnstantius Chlōrus, father of Constantine the Great. Roman emperor 305–306 A.D.; (2) Cōnstantius, third son of Constantine the Great. Roman emperor 337–361 A.D.

nepōs, ōtis, m.

grandson; nephew (late); pl., descendants

Claudius, ī, m.

the name of one of the oldest and most famous of the Roman gentes. (1.) Claudius I. Tib. Claudius Drusus Nero, Roman emperor, 41–54 A.D.; (2) Claudius II., M. Aurelius Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor, 268–270 A.D.

Gālerius, ī, m.

(Valerius) Māximiānus, Roman emperor, 305–311 A.D.

Dācia, ae, f.

a country north of the Danube

Serdica, ae, f.

a town in Upper Moesia, the modern Sofia

adfīnitās, ātis [ad + fīnis], f.

relationship (by marriage)

cōniungō, ere, iūnxī, iūnctus

to fasten together, connect, form by associating

prīvīgna, ae, f.

a stepdaughter

Theodōra, ae, f.

the wife of Constantius Chlorus

Cōnstantīnus, ī, m.

(1) Cōnstantīnus, surnamed "the Great." Roman emperor 306–337 A.D.; (2) Cōnstantīnus, son of (1)

Valeria, ae, f.

daughter of Diocletian and wife of Galerius

ambō, ae, ō, adj.

both

repudiō, āre, āvī, ātus

to cast off, divorce; reject, scorn

compellō, ere, pulī, pulsus

to urge on, incite, impel

mīlitāris, e [mīles], adj.

military; as subst., a soldier; rēs mīlitāris, the art of war, military operations 2

perītus, a, um, adj.

skillful, experienced, familiar with

postrēmō [posterus], adv.

at last, finally

opprimō, ere, pressī, pressus

to crush utterly, overpower, overwhelm

Allectus, ī, m.

the chief officer of Carausius in Britain

triennium, ī [trēs + annus], n.

the space of three years, three years

Asclēpiodotus, ī, m.

a praetorian praefect during the reign of Diocletian

praefectus, ī, m.

overseer, superintendent; praefect

praetōrium, ī, n.

the imperial bodyguard

 

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