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==== Roman Empire ====
* In this or the previous year, Caesar [[Constantius I]] assembles two invasion fleets with the intent of overthrowing the usurper [[Allectus]], who is based in Britain. The first is under the command of [[Julius Asclepiodotus|Asclepiodotus]], [[Maximian]]'s long-serving [[Praetorian Prefect]]. Asclepiodotus sails from the mouth of the [[Seine]], and lands near the [[Isle of Wight]], where his forces defeat Allectus in [[Hampshire]]. Allectus is killed in the fighting. Constantius leaves [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]] with his fleet, and occupies [[London]], where he slaughters some of Allectus' [[Franks|Frankish]] mercenaries. With this victory, the Romano-British regime first established by [[Carausius]] is overthrown, and Britain is re-incorporated into the rest of the empire.
* Having supervised the Rhine frontier during Constantius' invasion of Britain, Maximian then marches into Spain, where he fights [[Franks|Frankish]] pirates. He then crosses into North Africa to contend with the rebellion of the [[Quinquegentiani]].
* The Persian king [[Narseh]] invades Roman-held Upper Mesopotamia and [[Arsacid]] western [[Armenia]], the latter territory being under the leadership of the pro-Roman king [[Tiridates III of Armenia|Tiridates III]]. With only a small army, Caesar [[Galerius]] fights three holding actions against Narseh's army in Mesopotamia. Somewhere in the open plains between [[Carrhae]] and [[Raqqa|Callinicum]], Galerius' army suffers a defeat against the Persian army, which is both more numerous and contains superior numbers of high-quality cavalry. Nevertheless, Galerius succeeds in blunting the Persian offensive.