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	Clodius Albinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albinus came from an aristocratic provincial family in North Africa and held the governorship of Britain by AD When Pertinax was assassinated, the praetorian prefect Aemilius Laetus and his men who had arranged the murder put the throne up for sale.
		Albinus had stripped Britain of every available soldier, which meant that Severus' new administration had to deal with several rebellions, including those of the Maeatae.
		Another Clodius Albinus was procurator in the Roman province of Iudaea in 62, immediately after the death of James the Just.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clodius_Albinus (373 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Clodius Albinus
		Albinus was unable to expand his control eastward despite achieving a victory against the governor of Lower Germany.
		Clodius Albinus had the breeding and upbringing to have been a popular emperor among the senatorial aristocracy, but he lacked the cunning and daring of his erstwhile ally and eventual rival Severus.
		Albinus would never be included among the canonical list of emperors, and his defeat finally ended the period of instability and civil war that originated with the death of Commodus.
	www.roman-emperors.org /albinus.htm (1067 words)

	Clodius Albinus
		It is possible that certain coins from Pautalia in Thrace, showing Clodius Albinus on the obverse and Glykon on the reverse, prove that the legionary commander had experienced divine protection from the recently introduced snake-god.
		Clodius Albinus now could become consul, maybe in 185 or 186, after which he seems to have been governor of Germania Inferior, a province with two legions.
		In January 197, the Clodius Albinus clashed with Severus in a battle in the Saône valley.
	www.livius.org /cg-cm/clodius/albinus.html (1190 words)

	Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Albinus seems to have been a aristocratic Roman, well at ease with the senate, who liked writing erotic stories, and was known to be a bit of a womanizer.
		Albinus' headless body was thrown into the Rhine, together with the corpses of his murdered family.
		Albinus' severed head was then sent to Rome as a warning to his supporters.
	www.roman-empire.net /decline/albinus.html (987 words)

	Battle of Lugdunum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 196, after being hailed as emperor by his troops, Clodius Albinus took 40,000 men in three legions from Britannia to Gaul.
		Albinus then considered invading Italy, but Severus had prepared for this by reinforcing the garrisons of the Alpine passes.
		Albinus' army fell back to Lugdunum, Severus followed, and on February 19, 197 the massive and ultimately decisive battle finally commenced.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Lugdunum (704 words)

	Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Albinus came from an aristocratic provincial family in North Africa and held the governorship of Britain by AD 192 (192: more facts about this subject).
		Albinus had stripped Britain of every available soldier, which meant that Severus' new administration had to deal with several rebellions, including those of the Maeatae (Maeatae: more facts about this subject).
		Another Clodius Albinus was procurator in the Roman province of Judea (Judea: The southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ) in AD 62 (62: years: 57 58 59 60 61 - 62 - 63 64 65 66 67...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/clodius_albinus (435 words)

	Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Clodius Albinus was Governor of Britain at the time of Pertinax’ murder.
		In December of that year, Clodius Albinus left Britain and crossed the channel to Lugdunum (Modern Lyons, France) where he was hailed as Augustus by the army.
		Albinus was defeated and committed suicide before he could be captured and executed in disgrace by Severus' troops.
	users2.ev1.net /~legionary/mainevent/coins/ClodiusAlbinus.html (195 words)

	Clodius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clodius is the Roman nomen Claudius altered to a spelling that would have sounded plebeian to Roman ears.
		The original alteration was a political maneuver by P. Clodius Pulcher.
		Clodio the Longhair, a chieftain of the Salian Franks, is sometime called "Clodius I".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clodius (109 words)

	DECIMUS CLODIUS ALBINUS
		"Albinus excelled in family and education, but his adversary was superior in warfare and was a skilfull commander.
		LXXV.vi.2 (196) - Aemilianus, a relative of Albinus on the staff of Niger in Syria.
		LXXVI.v - Numerianus a schoolteacher, raised forces in Gaul and "killed a few of Albinus' cavalry", and in another exploit wrested from him the sum of seventy million sesterces, and sent the proceeds on to Rome, claimimng that the booty had been taken in the name of the legitimate emperor.
	www.roman-britain.org /people/albinus.htm (899 words)

	SeptimusSeverusOV
		Clodius Albinus responded to the actions of Severus by proclaiming himself emperor and invading Gaul.
		Lugdunum was sacked and Albinus, who was trapped in a house along the river Rhône, committed suicide.
		Albinus' wife and children were killed, as were many of the wives of his supporters.
	www.xs4all.nl /~sp88k/Coin/Traveler/Overviews/SeptimusSeverusOV.htm (1390 words)

	Clodius: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 58 b.c., Clodius was tribune of the people, put into office by the First Triumvirate (Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey) probably under the mistaken impression that he would be a tool.
		Clodius spent much of his money in organizing gangs of bullies to intimidate the city.
		Clodius Albinus was celebrated because he could eat 500 figs, a basket...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101237941 (1167 words)

	Romans in Britain -The Roman civil war
		In Britain Clodius Albinus was proclaimed as the leader.
		Albinus had gained the support of one legion from Spain, the VII Gemina and the unit stationed at Lyons.
		What happened to Albinus is not know, safe to say he did not survive the battle.
	www.romans-in-britain.org.uk /his_roman_civil_war.htm (1344 words)

	Imperial coins - Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Clodius Albinus - Clodius Albinus had a distinguished military career and was governor of Britain.
		In 195 A.D., after consolidating his position, Septimius declared Clodius a public enemy and invaded his territory.
		In response, Clodius assumed the purple, but he was ultimately defeated and committed suicide.
	www.romanrelics.com /albinus.htm (56 words)

	The History of the Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire - Vol 1 - Chapter V Part I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Clodius Albinus, governor of Britain, surpassed both his competitors in the nobility of his extraction, which he derived from some of the most illustrious names of the old republic.
		Virtue, or the appearances of virtue, recommended Albinus to the confidence and good opinion of Marcus; and his preserving with the son the same interest which he had acquired with the father, is a proof at least that he was possessed of a very flexible disposition.
		He was employed in a distant honorable command, when he received a confidential letter from the emperor, acquainting him of the treasonable designs of some discontented generals, and authorizing him to declare himself the guardian and successor of the throne, by assuming the title and ensigns of Cæsar.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/roman/TheDeclineandFallofTheRomanEmpire-1/chap12.html (2959 words)

	D. Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Albinus was offered the title of "Caesar," with its prospect of succession, to assure his neutrality, while Niger fatally delayed in Antioch.
		Realizing that he was not to succeed Severus, Albinus had himself proclaimed Augustus (emperor) late in AD 195, and crossed with three legions over to Gaul (there also was the support of one legion in Spain).
		The villas estates of those who had supported Albinus were confiscated, with disruptive consequences for the trade in wine and olive oil between Spain and Britain; indeed, wine now would be imported from Bordeaux and the Moselle.
	itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/miscellanea/albinus.html (696 words)

	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon (chapter5)
		Albinus braved the menaces of Commodus, maintained towards Pertinax a stately ambiguous reserve, and instantly declared against the usurpation of Julian.
		The conspiracy was discovered, and the too credulous Albinus, at length, passed over to the continent, and prepared for an unequal contest with his rival, who rushed upon him at the head of a veteran and victorious army.
		The head of Albinus, accompanied with a menacing letter, announced to the Romans that he was resolved to spare none of the adherents of his unfortunate competitors.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /g/gibbon/edward/g43d/chapter5.html (9169 words)

	1.2.2.2.7 Civil War of 193 - 197
		Niger of Syria, Albinus of Britain, and Severus of Pannonia all responded and civil war ensued until Severus emerged victorious in 197.
		Albinus became Caesar while Severus dealt with Julianus and Niger.
		Severus then determined to be absolute master; Albinus was declared a public enemy, and was acclaimed by his legions.
	www.classicalcoins.com /page91.html (255 words)

	Clodius Albinus
		Albinus was the Governor of Britain when the bloody shakeout and high-emperor turnover was happening in Rome.
		Albinus recognized that if Severus's sons were being groomed for imperial roles this could only lead to contesting of the initial agreement down the road and, so, he took matters into his own hands and had himself declared emperor.
		By careful maneuvering he was able to intercept the main forces of Albinus, cut off their supplies and engage his weakened armies which were subsequently obliterated.
	www.dirtyoldcoins.com /natto/id/clod.htm (770 words)

	Decimus Clodius Albinus
		Born in North Africa, Albinus was born into a wealthy, senatorial family and received an aristocratic education.[[1]] He seems to have been younger than Severus, so his birth should probably be placed ca.
		AD 150.[[2]] As a "blue blood," Albinus may have enjoyed a preeminence among senators of his generation and so may have more quickly passed through the various stages of a senatorial career.
		Severus was able to get the senate to declare Albinus and his supporters public enemies, but senators had little enthusiasm for renewed civil war.[[6]] The Roman populace was publicly critical of the split between the emperor and his erstwhile Caesar.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/381272 (1204 words)

	Clodius Albinus: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Clodius Albinus: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Clodius Albinus
		Clodius Albinus was proclaimed Roman Emperor upon the murder of Pertinax by the legions in Britain and Spain.
		He held the title from AD 193 until his death in the Battle of Lugdunum[?] on February 17, 197 against the army of Septimius Severus.
	www.encyclopedian.com /cl/Clodius-Albinus.html (74 words)

	R1421 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Clodius Albinus was born at Hadrumetum in Africa.
		In 195 when he Italy and the East were under his control, Severus had Albinus declared a public enemy.
		Albinus, having been saluted as Augustus by his troops, set out to fight Severus, but after some initial successes he was battle fought on February 19th, 197 AD near Lugdunum (Lyons).
	www.forumancientcoins.com /historia/coins/r4/r1421.htm (143 words)

	Severan AD 193 - 235, Ancient Roman coins - Calgary Coin Gallery
		While Severus was preoccupied in the east with Niger, Clodius Albinus turned against him by declaring himself Augustus.
		It took two years, but Clodius Albinus was eventually defeated in AD 197, leaving Septimius Severus as sole Emperor of Rome.
		We list Clodius Albinus under the Severan Dynasty, right after Septimius Severus, because his first issues of coins were struck for him as Caesar under Septimius Severus in AD 193-195, which made him temporarily part of the Severan dynasty.
	www.calgarycoin.com /roman5.htm (1281 words)

	Clodius Albinus
		Albinus took legionary vexillations, auxiliary cohorts and alae to the continent to press his claim with military force.
		Coins of Imperator Albinus were in circulation mainly in the western Empire for three years (but I saw a denarius from 197 CE which came from the mouth of a man interred in a cemetery near Ephesus).
		However, once Niger was safely disposed of, a clash between Albinus and Severus for mastery of the Roman World was inevitable.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/394146 (402 words)

	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was employed in a distant honourable command, when he received a confidential letter from the emperor, acquainting him of the treasonable designs of some discontented generals, and authorising him to declare himself the guardian and successor of the throne, by assuming the title and ensigns of Caesar.
		Even in the letter, in which he announced his victory over Niger, he styles Albinus the brother of his soul and empire, sends him the affectionate salutations of his wife Julia, and his young family, and intreats him to preserve the armies and the republic faithful to their common interest.
		Thirty-five senators, however, accused of having favoured the party of Albinus, he freely pardoned; and, by his subsequent behaviour, endeavoured to convince them that he had forgotten, as well as forgiven, their supposed offences.
	www.ccel.org /g/gibbon/decline/volume1/chap5.htm (6537 words)

	Alexandria Mint Denarii
		These coins, none of which are common, include denarii in the name of Commodus, Pertinax and Clodius Albinus Caesar.
		DCLODSEPT ALBINCAES / FELICI - TAS - COS II All of the known specmens for Clodius Albinus have the reverse FELICITAS COS II showing the personification of Felicitas standing facing left holding a caduceus and scepter.
		Both of the last two issued types at Alexandria that can only be separated from Rome mint coins by style but the one type known for Commodus would require a separate listing in Cohen or Seaby due to the combination of obverse and reverse legends.
	dougsmith.ancients.info /feac74per.html (767 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		CLODIUS ALBINUS, Caesar 193-195, Augustus 195-197 A.D. Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus came from a wealthy family in North Africa, and later rose to Senator.
		Clodius was serving as Governor of Britain when Didius Julianus bought the throne of Rome from the Praetorian Guard after the murder of Commodus.
		However, once his rivals to the throne were gone, Severus had to consider his two young sons, and Clodius had no future as Caesar.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/ric/clodius_albinus/RIC_0002.12.txt (415 words)

	Clodius Albinus - TheBestLinks.com - February 19, Roman Britain, Roman Empire, Spain, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Clodius Albinus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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