Flavius
Valerius Constantius
Caesar 293-305
Augustus 305-306 |
Constantius [b. ca. 250], who according to his son Constantine was a Dardanian
nobleman and descendant of Claudius II, had a successful military career and married
Maximian's step-daughter Theodora. While Praetorian Prefect, he was named Caesar in the
West in 293, and within three years defeated first Carausius, then Allectus,
recovering Britain for the empire. Soon after he became Augustus upon the
retirement of Maximian in 305, he died while on campaign in Britain. He is said to have
named his eldest son Constantine as his successor. |
