Roman Britain's Pirate King

In 2010 a huge hoard of Roman coins was discovered near Frome, Somerset. More than 750 of the coins were minted during the reign of a little-known Roman ruler of Britain in the mid-3rd century AD: Marcus Aurelius Carausius.
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This is a recording of a talk held on July 25th 2022 by author and historian Simon Elliott in which describes the spectacular rise and bloody fall of this fascinating late-Roman figure.

[@rodfleck]

A great lecture by Doc Elliott and so glad that the BRLSI recorded this and made it available. The ability to watch this thousands of miles to the west is just amazing. THANK YOU!!!

[@bathroyalliteraryandscient2080]

Thanks Rod. It was a really good talk and Simon is a terrific speaker. Please feel welcome to check out our other talks on Military History and other subjects.

[@geordiejones5618]

It seems like Caesar as a title was the preferred destination until maybe the 2nd Century. Why else would Suetonius write the 12 Ceasars instead of the 11 Augusti? At the very least for a while the terms were interchangeable. I guess you could point to Hadrian because he explicitly makes sure that Marcus Aurelius is named Caesar and at that point it's the junior emperor title, which he holds for most Antoninus's reign as his adopted son and heir to the throne.

[@PC-lu3zf]

I found a denarius of him as a child in my back garden in Lincoln declared it kept it 😊 I still have it.

[@carausiuscaesar5672]

Well it was a good run while it lasted!🎉

[@DirkCoemans]

So he was the first Brexiteer of Flemish descent? 😂😂😂😂😂