(1) Hīs igitur abeuntibus administrātiōne reī pūblicae Cōnstantius et Gālerius Augustī creātī sunt dīvīsusque inter eōs ita Rōmānus orbis, ut Gallias, Ītaliam, Āfricam Cōnstantius, Īllyricum, Asiam, Orientem Gālerius obtinēret sūmptīs duōbus Caesaribus.
(2) Cōnstantius tamen contentus dīgnitāte Augustī Ītaliae atque Āfricae administrandae sollicitūdinem recūsāvit, vir ēgregius et praestantissimae cīvīlitātis, dīvitiīs prōvinciālium ac prīvātōrum studēns, fiscī commoda nōn admodum adfectāns dīcēnsque melius pūblicās opēs ā prīvātīs habērī quam intrā ūnum claustrum reservārī, adeō autem cultūs modicī, ut festīs diēbus, sī amīcīs numerōsiōribus esset epulandum, prīvātōrum eī argentō ōstiātim petītō trīclīnia sternerentur.
(3) Hic nōn modo amābilis, sed etiam venerābilis Gallīs fuit, praecipuē quod Dioclētiānī suspectam prūdentiam et Maximiānī sanguināriam temeritātem imperiō ēius ēvāserant. Obiit Britanniā Eborācī prīncipātūs annō tertiō decimō atque inter dīvōs relātus est.
notes
Constantius I and Galerius Emperors, 305–306 CE
(1) Hīs igitur abeuntibus: referring to previous Emperors, Diocletian and Maximian, who abdicated in 305 CE (Brev. 9.27)
dīvīsusque inter eōs ita: "was divided between them in such a way that..." anticipating a result clause (AG 537)
sūmptīs duōbus Caesaribus: referring to the Caesars Maximinus and Severus, who will be named just below (Brev. 10.2)
(2) Ītaliae atque Āfricae administrandae: "of governing Italy and Africa," genitive gerundive form (AG 507)
studēns: "devoted to" + dative
commoda: "benefits"
adfectāns: "striving after" + accusative
dīcēnsque ... claustrum reservārī: order: dīcēns melius [esse] pūblicās opēs habērī ā prīvātīs quam [pūblicās opēs] reservārī intrā ūnum claustrum.
claustrum: "cage," "prison"
adeō ... cultūs modicī: "of so modest a mode of living," introducing a result clause (AG 537) (Hazzard)
sī esset epulandum: "if he had to give a banquet," neuter gerundive used impersonally (AG 500.3)
argentō: "with silverware"
trīclīnia sternerentur: "tables would be set" (LS sterno II.A.1). For more information on Roman dining practices, see triclinium.
(3) Gallīs: "to the Gauls" (dative of person judging, AG 378). He had reserved Gaul for his peculiar province (Hazzard).
Eborācī: "at York" (locative case, AG 427.3). Constantius was on an expedition against the Picts (Hazzard).
imperiō eius: "under his rule"
prīncipātūs annō tertiō decimō: 306 CE
inter dīvōs: Constantius I was deified according to custom for Roman emperors. See Smith, s.v. Apotheosis.