310 - 310 Births, 310 Deaths, Ulfilas, Maximian, Pope Eusebius, Ausonius, Liu Yuan, Justin of Siponto, Liu He, Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdoce (Paperback)

Chapters: 310 Births, 310 Deaths, Ulfilas, Maximian, Pope Eusebius, Ausonius, Liu Yuan, Justin of Siponto, Liu He, Domnina, Berenice, and Prosdoce, Eulampius and Eulampia, Empress Dan, List of State Leaders in 310, Girim of Silla, 310 Ad. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (c. 250 c. July 310), commonly referred to as Maximian, was Caesar (junior Roman Emperor) from July 285 and Augustus (senior Roman Emperor) from April 1, 286 to May 1, 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent most of his time on campaign. In the late summer of 285, he suppressed rebels in Gaul known as the Bagaudae. From 285 to 288, he fought against Germanic tribes along the Rhine frontier. Together with Diocletian, he ran a scorched earth campaign deep into the territory of the Alamanni tribes in 288, temporarily relieving the Rhenish provinces from the threat of Germanic invasion. The man he appointed to police the Channel shores, Carausius, rebelled in 286, causing the secession of Britain and northwestern Gaul. Maximian failed to oust Carausius, and his invasion fleet was destroyed by storms in 289 or 290. Maximan's subordinate, Constantius, campaigned against Carausius' successor, Allectus, while Maximian held the Rhine frontier. The rebel leader was ousted in 296, and Maximian moved south to combat Moorish pirates in Iberia and Berber incursions in Mauretania. When these campaigns concluded in 298, he departed for Italy, where he lived in comfort until 305. At Diocletian's behest, Maximian abdicated on May 1, 305, gave the Augustan office to Constantius, and retired to southern...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=7508