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The Usurpers Constantine III (407–411) and Jovinus (411–413)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

J. F. Drinkwater
J. F. Drinkwater
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Department of Classics, University of Nottingham
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A firm grasp of the episodes of Constantine III and Jovinus is essential for any understanding of the end of Roman Britain, and the decline of the Roman Empire in the West. The importance of these usurpers, in particular Constantine, has been reflected in a number of studies. Probably the most influential have been those by Stevens and Demougeot, the former for its demonstration of the need to set Constantine III firmly in an imperial context, the latter because of its scrupulous collection and analysis of the source material. Yet both are part of a lively tradition. Stevens was able to draw on the work of Seeck, and attracted criticism from Thompson; and Demougeot's study has been taken up and developed by, for example, Paschoud and Cesa.

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Britannia , Volume 29 , November 1998 , pp. 269 - 298
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Copyright © J. F. Drinkwater 1998. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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