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[[File:Constantius I capturing London after defeating Allectus Beaurains hoard.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Medal of [[Constantius Chlorus]] capturing [[Roman London|Londinium]] (inscribed as LON)]] 
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Year '''296''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Diocletian and Constantius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1049 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 296 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== 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.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[April 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Caius]] dies after a 13-year reign and is succeeded by [[Pope Marcellinus|Marcellinus]] as the 29th [[pope]] of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
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== Births ==
* [[Yu Bing (Eastern Jin)|Yu Bing]] (or '''Jijian'''), Chinese politician (d. [[344]])

== Deaths ==
* [[April 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Caius|Caius]], bishop of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Popes |url=http://www.santasusanna.org/ourUniqueHistory/popes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728074548/http://www.santasusanna.org/ourUniqueHistory/popes.html |archive-date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Allectus]], Roman [[treasurer]] and [[usurper]]-emperor 
* [[Guo Huai (wife of Jia Chong)|Guo Huai]] (or '''Yuhuang'''), Chinese noblewoman (b. [[237]])

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