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Historical person
died 293
Carausius was a Roman naval commander who ruled Britain and northern Gaul as an independent emperor from 286 to 293. His breakaway regime created a short-lived Britannic empire and demonstrated the strategic power of the Channel fleet.
In The Silver Branch, Carausius is portrayed as the ruler whose cause commands the loyalty of Justin and Flavius. The reign, coinage and assassination of Carausius are historical; the protagonists serving him are fictional.
Series
Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman Britain Trilogy follows three widely separated generations connected by a dolphin-engraved family ring as Roman power in Britain changes and finally disappears. The Eagle of the Ninth is set in the second-century province and sends Marcus Aquila beyond Hadrian’s Wall. The Silver Branch moves to…
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