Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, [1] who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in …

Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius was an officer in the Roman military service who created a short-lived independent state in Britain. Born in Menapia, a district between the Scheldt and Meuse rivers (now in Belgium), Carausius was a pilot by profession. He had won honour in the Roman war against

2022年10月9日 · Carausius was a member of the Belgium tribe of the Menapii. He reputably began his career as a helmsman, but in the 280s, Maximian, Diocletian’s colleague, promoted him to commander of the Classis Britannica or British fleet.

Carausius gained much fame for his military skills during in the campaigns under Emperor Maximianus (286-305AD) against the Franks and the Bagaudae in 286 AD under Amandus (285-286AD). Maximianus was in need of a competent officer who could defeat the Frank and Saxon pirates that had plagued the Channel.

Usurper emperor in Britain and Gaul 286/7-293. Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius was a military commander under Maximian and Diocletian (qq.vv.). When the two emperors assembled a military force to fight the Franks and Saxons, Carausius held command of the fleet.

2020年10月5日 · After playing a vital part in emperor Maximian’s campaign in AD 286 against the uprising of the bagaudae in Gaul, Carausius was granted command of the North Sea Fleet, based at Gesoriacum (Boulogne). His new role was to rid the sea of Frankish pirates who were harassing at the shores of Gaul along the Channel.

2021年1月11日 · Carausius was a Roman political leader during a time of chaos which is similar to that seen around the world during 2020 and 2021

2018年1月19日 · 卡劳修斯（Carausius，一译卡劳西乌斯）是一个背景非常神秘的人，他的出身至今没有定论，有说他出生在低地或布列塔尼，有说他来自西班牙，还有人（出于莫名其妙的国家自豪感）坚称他是土生土长的不列颠人。

Carausius, whose full name is attested as Marcus Aurelius Maus. Carausius, was of the Menapii who were from Belgica. Although he had initially earned his living at sea as a helmsman, he served with honor in the military against the Bagauda e under the Emperor Maximianus Herculius.

The Carausian revolt (AD 286–296) was an episode in Roman history during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar Constantius Chlorus in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his subordinate Allectus.