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Gallic Empire (260)

On the Ancient Rome map as “The Gallic Empire”

AD 260 — Postumus, commander on the Rhine, is proclaimed emperor at Trier. Gaul, Britain and briefly Spain obey him, not Rome — see the hatched west.

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Turning point
Chapter
Crisis of the Third Century (chapter 8 of Ancient Rome)
Atlas
The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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Map showing Gallic Empire (260), turning point in The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
TURNING POINT · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

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