Claudius II Gothicus

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From the end of the Severian Dynasty to the reign and reformations of Diocletian, one emperor after another was successively declared by the legions then eventually assassinated or killed in battle. This was a time of constant warfare, increasing troubles on the borders and an internal erosion of culture and economy of the empire. ...

Claudius II Gothicus

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After Gallienus' murder Claudius was elevated, and in his short reign he was able to defeat the Goths in a number of battles. Eventually the plague did him in, leaving the empire still fractured and on the brink. Said to have founded the house of Constantine. His brother Quintillus ruled for a few months after him but was killed. 268 - 270 AD

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* Favonius Cornelius, Jul 25, 2004 - 18:47

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