Constantius I capturing London after defeating Allectus Beaurains hoard

__NOTOC__ Year 296 ( CCXCVI) was a

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(link will display the full calendar) of the

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. In the

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, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Diocletian and Constantius (or, less frequently, year 1049 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 296 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the

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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

* In this or the previous year, Caesar

Constantius I Flavius Valerius Constantius "Chlorus" ( – 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was Roman emperor from 305 to 306. He was one of the four original members of the Tetrarchy established by Diocletian, first serving as caesar from 293 t ...

assembles two invasion fleets with the intent of overthrowing the usurper Allectus, who is based in Britain. The first is under the command of Asclepiodotus, Maximian's long-serving Praetorian Prefect. Asclepiodotus sails from the mouth of the Seine, and lands near the

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, where his forces defeat Allectus in

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. Allectus is killed in the fighting. Constantius leaves Boulogne with his fleet, and occupies

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, where he slaughters some of Allectus'

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mercenaries. With this victory, the Romano-British regime first established by Carausius is overthrown, and Britain is re-incorporated into the rest of the empire. * Having supervised the Rhine frontier during Constantius' invasion of Britain, Maximian then marches into Spain, where he fights

pirates. He then crosses into North Africa to contend with the rebellion of the

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. * The Persian king

Narseh Narseh (also spelled Narses or Narseus; pal, 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩, New Persian: , ''Narsē'') was the seventh Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 293 to 303. The youngest son of Shapur I (), Narseh served as the governor of Sakastan, Hind and ...

invades Roman-held Upper Mesopotamia and

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western

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, the latter territory being under the leadership of the pro-Roman king Tiridates III. With only a small army, Caesar

Galerius Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus (; 258 – May 311) was Roman emperor from 305 to 311. During his reign he campaigned, aided by Diocletian, against the Sasanian Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 299. He also campaigned across th ...

fights three holding actions against Narseh's army in Mesopotamia. Somewhere in the open plains between Carrhae and Callinicum, Galerius' army suffers a defeat against the Persian army, which is both more numerous and contains superior numbers of high-quality cavalry. Nevertheless, Galerius succeeds in blunting the Persian offensive.

By topic

Religion

April 22 Events Pre-1600 * 1500 – Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil. * 1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. *1529 – Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern h ...

– Pope Caius dies after a 13-year reign and is succeeded by Marcellinus as the 29th

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Births

Yu Bing Yu Bing (234 - 280), courtesy name Shiwen, was an official of the Western Jin dynasty of China. He previously served in the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Life Yu Bing was the eighth son of Yu Fan, an official who served ...

(or Jijian), Chinese politician (d.

344 Year 344 ( CCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Leontius and Bonosus (or, less frequently, year 1097 '' Ab urbe cond ...

)

Deaths

– Caius, bishop of

* Allectus, Roman

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and

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-emperor *

Guo Huai Guo Huai (died 23 February 255), courtesy name Boji, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei (or Wei) during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He started his career towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao ...

(or Yuhuang), Chinese noblewoman (b.

237 Year 237 ( CCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Perpetuus and Felix (or, less frequently, year 990 '' Ab urbe con ...

)

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