ROMAN HISTORY, 1385 A.D. 283 Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Carus Aug. M. Aurelius Carinus Cari Aug. f. Caesar. Su/. M. Aurelius Numerianus Cari Aug. f. Caesar. Matronianus. Carinus and Numerianus, the sons of Carus, are associated with their father in the empire. Carinus is sent into Gaul ; and Carus, with Numerianus, proceeds to the East. Carus subdues the Sarmatians on his march from Sirmium to the East. Carus carries on the war against the Per- sians with success but dies near Ctesi- phon. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Carinus Aug, II. Imp. Caes. M. Aurelius Numerianus Aug. II. Su/. C. Valerius Diocletianus (qui postea Imp. Aug. app. est). Annius Bassus. {Suf. M. Aur. Valer. Maximianus [qui postea Imp. Caes. Aug. app. e.]. M. Junius Maximus.) Numerianus returns from Persia with the army, but is slain by Aper at Perinthus in the beginning of September. Diocletian emperor. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus Aug. II. Aristobulus. Diocletiani 2. — War between Diocletian and Carinus in Moesia. Carinus is slain. Diocletian winters at Nicomedia. Coss. M. Junius Maximus II. Vettius Aquilinus. Diocletiani 3. — Maximianus is declared Augustus on April 1st, and is sent by Diocletian into Gaul. Maximianus defeats the barbarians in Gaul. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Val. Diocletianus Aug. III. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Diocletiani 4 : Maximiani 2. — Maximianus again defeats the barbarians in Gaul. Carausius assumes the purple in Britain. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Aug. II. Pompon i us Januarius. Diocletiani 5 : Maximiani 3. — Preparations of Maximianus against Carausius. Coss. M. Macrius Bassus. L. Riigonius Quintianus. Diocletiani 6* Maximiani 4. — Naval war between Carausius and Maximianus. Ca- rausius defeats Maximianus. Mamertinus delivers his Panegyricus Mamimiujio. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus Aug. IV. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Aug. III. Diocletiani 7 : Maximiani 5. — The em- perors grant peace to Carausius and allow him to retain independent sovereignty. Lactantius flourished in the reign of Diocletian. A.D. 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 !99 Coss Tiberianus II. Cassius Dio. Diocletiani 8 : Maximiani 6. — Diocletian and Maximianus have a conference at Milan. Maximianus celebrates the Quin quennalia. Mamertinus delivers the Genethliacus Maadmiano. Coss. Hannibalianus. Asclepiodotus. Diocletiani 9 : Maximiani 7. — Constantius Chlorus and Galerius are proclaimed Caesars ; and the government of the Ro- man world is divided between the two Augusti and the two Caesars. Diocletian had the government of the East, with Nicomedia as his residence : Maximianus, Italy and Africa, with Milan as his resi- dence : Constantius, Britain, Gaul and Spain, with Treves as his residence : Galerius, Illyricum and the whole line of the Danube, with Sirmium as his resi- dence. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus Aug. V. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Aug. IV. Diocletiani 10 : Maximiani 8. — Carausius is slain by Allectus, who assumes the purple, and maintains the sovereignty in Britain for three years. Varanes III. succeeds Varanes II. as king of Persia, and is himself succeeded by Narses in the course of the same year. Coss. Fl. Val. Constantius Caesar. Gal, Val. Maximianus Caesar. Diocletiani II : Maximiani 9. Coss Tuscus. Anulinus. Diocletiani 12 : Maximiani 10. — Defeat of the Carpi. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus Aug. VI. Fl. Val. Constantius Caesar II. Diocletiani 1 3 : Maximiani 11. — Constan- tius recovers Britain. Arnobius published his work Adversus Gentes. Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Aug. V. Gal. Val. Maximianus Caesar II. Diocletiani 14 : Maximiani 12. — Diocletian defeats Achilleus in Egypt. Maximianus defeats the Quinquegentiani in Africa. Galerius carries on war against the Per- sians unsuccessfully. Eumenius delivers the Panegyricus Con- stantio. Coss. Anicius Faustus (II.). Virius Gallus. Diocletiani 15: Maximiani 13. — Galerius collects fresh forces and defeats the Per- sians in Armenia. Narses concludes a peace with the Romans. Coss. Imp. Caes. C. Valerius Diocletianus Aug. VII. Imp. Caes. M. Aur. Val. Maximianus Aug. VI. Diocletiani 16: Maximiani 14. — Defeat of the Marcomanni.
