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Allectus (died 296) was a Roman emperor in Britain 293-296). Allectus was the treasurer of Carausius. When Carausius lost control of northern Gaull and its crucial port of Bononia (modern Boulogne), Allectus assassinated him and took control, probably in autumn 293.
His reign has left little record, although his coin issues display a similar distribution to those of Carausius. They are found in north western Gaul, indicating that the recapture of Bononia did not spell the end of the rebel empire on that side of the English Channel
However, Allectus proved unable to prevent the invasion of Constantius I, who launched a two-pronged attack on Britain September 296. Although at least part of the first invasion force under Constantius seems to have been turned back by storms, the second force under the praetorian prefect Asclepiodotus successfully landed near Southamton Water, where he burnt his boats and marched toward Londinium (Londen). Allectus confronted him near Calleva Antrebatum (modern Silchester), but lacking his predecessor's strategic skill was defeated and killed in battle.
Constantius himself arrived to protect London from Allectus' retreating Frankish troops and receive a triumphant victory.
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