Editing Carausius (section)

==Overthrow and death==
This situation continued until 293, when [[Constantius Chlorus]] (Constantius I), now the western Caesar, marched into Gaul and reclaimed it for the empire. He isolated Carausius by besieging the port of [[Gesoriacum]] (Boulogne-sur-Mer) and invading [[Batavia (region)|Batavia]] in the Rhine delta, securing his rear against Carausius's [[Franks|Frankish]] allies. He could not yet mount an invasion of Britain until a suitable fleet could be built.<ref>''Panegyrici Latini'' 6:5, 8.6-8</ref> Nevertheless, Carausius's grip on power was fatally undermined. [[Allectus]], whom he had put in charge of his treasury, assassinated him and assumed power himself.<ref>''Panegyrici Latini'' 8:12; Aurelius Victor, ''Book of Caesars'' [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/victor.caes.html#39 39.40]; Eutropius, ''Abridgement of Roman History'' {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031222152525/http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/eutropius/trans9.html#22 22]}}; Orosius, ''Seven Books of History Against the Pagans'' [http://www.attalus.org/latin/orosius7A.html#25 7:25.6]</ref> His reign would last only three years, after which he was defeated and killed by Constantius's subordinate [[Julius Asclepiodotus]].<ref>Eutropius, ''Abridgement of Roman History'' {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20031222152525/http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/eutropius/trans9.html#22 9.22]}}; Aurelius Victor, ''Book of Caesars'' [http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/victor.caes.html#39 39.42]</ref>