Gallic Empire

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The Gallic Empire was a breakaway Roman state that existed from 260 to 274 CE, encompassing Gaul, Britannia, and briefly Hispania under its own emperors during the political fragmentation of the Roman Empire.

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Generate an image of the Gallic Empire (The Gallic Empire was a breakaway Roman state that existed from 260 to 274 CE, encompassing Gaul, Britannia, and briefly Hispania under its own emperors during the political fragmentation of the Roman Empire.)

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gallic Empire canonical 23
Gallic Roman Empire 1
Imperium Galliarum 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf breakaway Roman state
historical polity
short-lived empire
alsoKnownAs Gallic Roman Empire
linked to: Gallic Empire

Imperium Galliarum
linked to: Gallic Empire
borderedBy Germanic tribal territories
remaining Roman Empire
capital Augusta Treverorum
Trier
commonLanguage Latin
continent Europe
currency Roman coinage
dissolutionEvent Battle of Châlons
surrender of Tetricus I
dissolvedBy Aurelian
endTime 274
establishedAfter capture of Valerian by the Sasanian Empire
establishedBy Postumus
firstRuler Postumus
followedBy reunified Roman Empire under Aurelian
foundedIn 3rd century
governmentType military dictatorship
monarchy
hadMilitaryConflictWith Germanic tribes
central Roman Empire
hasEmperor Laelianus
Marius
Postumus
Tetricus I
Tetricus II
Victorinus
hasHistoricalPeriod Crisis of the Third Century
historicalRegion Western Roman provinces
lastRuler Tetricus I
notableCity Colonia Agrippinensis
Lugdunum
partOf Crisis of the Third Century
precededBy unified Roman Empire
reasonForFormation military and political instability in the 3rd century
political fragmentation of the Roman Empire
reintegratedInto Roman Empire
religion Roman paganism
separatedFrom Roman Empire
startTime 260
territoryIncludes Britannia
Gaul
Germania
parts of Hispania
usedAdministrativeSystem Roman provincial administration
usedMilitaryStructure Roman legions
linked to: Roman legion

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gallic Empire alsoKnownAs Imperium Galliarum
linked to: Gallic Empire
Gallic Empire alsoKnownAs Gallic Roman Empire
linked to: Gallic Empire
Postumus ruledEntity Gallic Empire
Postumus founded Gallic Empire
Laelianus country Gallic Empire
Laelianus allegiance Gallic Empire
Marius ruled Gallic Empire
Marius realm Gallic Empire
Marius deathPlace Gallic Empire
Roman–Palmyrene War relatedTo Gallic Empire
Tetricus I ruledEntity Gallic Empire
Tetricus II country Gallic Empire
Tetricus II partOf Gallic Empire
Barracks emperors opposedBy Gallic Empire
Saloninus associatedWith Gallic Empire
Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus partOf Gallic Empire
Postumus reignedOver Gallic Empire
Postumus founded Gallic Empire
Esuvius geographicalContext Gallic Empire
Tetricus I ruled Gallic Empire
subject linked to: Esuvius
Gaius Pius Esuvius Tetricus ruled Gallic Empire