Constans, abandoned by all except a handful …
Years: 350 - 350
February
Constans, abandoned by all except a handful of retainers, is slain shortly afterwards by a troop of light cavalry near the Pyrenees.
Magnentius quickly attracts the loyalty of the provinces in Britannia, Gaul, and Hispania, in part because he proves to be far more tolerant towards both Christians and Pagans.
He applies his control on Italia and Africa through the election of his men to the most important offices.
Locations
People
Groups
- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Gallia Narbonensis (Roman province)
- Gallia Lugdunensis (Roman province)
- Britain, Roman
- Spains, Diocese of the
- Italy, Diocese of
- Africa, Diocese of (Roman imperial diocese)
- Gaul, Diocese of
- Christianity, Nicene
- Roman Empire: Constantinian dynasty (Constantinople)
- Gaul, Praetorian prefecture of
Topics
- Roman Age Optimum
- Late Antiquity
- Migration Period
- Roman-Persian War of 337-63
- Roman Civil War of 350-51
