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In our timeline, Britain rebelled against the Western Roman Empire after calls for soldiers left the island undefended against raiders from Ireland and Saxony. The local Roman army elected a leader to usurp the throne of the Western Roman Empire and claimed loyalty to him. This man went by the name of Marcus. Shortly after he was proclaimed emperor, however, an aristocrat named Gratian put into play a scheme that put him onto the supposed throne. He was shortly thereafter killed and replaced by Constantine III, a marvelous leader who routed the barbarians and became co-emperor to the Western Roman Empire. Soon after, he was killed by Roman military reaction.
Due to subtle quantum vibrations, Marcus remains the Emperor of Roman Britain, by routing out a scheme put into play by Gratian. One of the urban aristocracy of Britain, Gratian put into play many of the plots necessary to move the hearts of the Roman army stationed there to rebellion. However, it was Marcus, a charismatic soldier, that was proclaimed emperor in a vital meeting that he was unable attend due to weather.
Pulling more strings, he desired to put into play yet another coup by the army to depose of Marcus. However, one of his underlings decided against working with Gratian after a rash show of anger towards his wife who stumbled on some of their dealings. This collaborator went to the proclaimed Emperor of Britain and revealed the plan.
Meanwhile, hearing news of barbarians laying waste to Roman defensive works and crossing the Rhine, Emperor Marcus decided to send a premature army to deal with them. Through a series of political moves, Gratian found himself involved in a suicide attack against the barbarians. He dies soon later.
This courageous move against the barbarian invaders proved extremely popular with the army, and solidified Marcus' seat of power.
In a battle against the Vandal army, King Gunderic, just having succeeded his father, dies. The Vandals shortly after elect Geiseric, Gunderic's half-brother, as his successor.
With the appearance of Sarus, lieutenant of Stilicho and head of the Roman armies sin the region, Marcus continued to hold onto power by deciding to make a push against Sarus' forces and taking Gaul. Under general Constantine, Sarus' army was pushed into the Alps. Sarus was killed by an arrow during the attacks. His army continued without him through mountain passes controlled by the Bagaudae peasant insurgents. Without Sarus' leadership, the army was unable to buy passage, and provoked the Bagaudae to fighting. The fleeing armies cut their way through the Bagaudae, leaving a bloody trail, both sides depleted.
Marcus secured the Rhine frontier, after ridding Gaul of Sarus, and garrisoned the passes that led to Italy. Armies are sent to protect Britain to aid against the attacks of Niall of Nine Hostages, the raider-king of Ireland.
In our timeline, Britain rebelled against the Western Roman Empire after calls for soldiers left the island undefended against raiders from Ireland and Saxony. The local Roman army elected a leader to usurp the throne of the Western Roman Empire and claimed loyalty to him. This man went by the name of Marcus. Shortly after he was proclaimed emperor, however, an aristocrat named Gratian put into play a scheme that put him onto the supposed throne. He was shortly thereafter killed and replaced by Constantine III, a marvelous leader who routed the barbarians and became co-emperor to the Western Roman Empire. Soon after, he was killed by Roman military reaction.
Due to subtle quantum vibrations, Marcus remains the Emperor of Roman Britain, by routing out a scheme put into play by Gratian. One of the urban aristocracy of Britain, Gratian put into play many of the plots necessary to move the hearts of the Roman army stationed there to rebellion. However, it was Marcus, a charismatic soldier, that was proclaimed emperor in a vital meeting that he was unable attend due to weather.
Pulling more strings, he desired to put into play yet another coup by the army to depose of Marcus. However, one of his underlings decided against working with Gratian after a rash show of anger towards his wife who stumbled on some of their dealings. This collaborator went to the proclaimed Emperor of Britain and revealed the plan.
Meanwhile, hearing news of barbarians laying waste to Roman defensive works and crossing the Rhine, Emperor Marcus decided to send a premature army to deal with them. Through a series of political moves, Gratian found himself involved in a suicide attack against the barbarians. He dies soon later.
This courageous move against the barbarian invaders proved extremely popular with the army, and solidified Marcus' seat of power.
In a battle against the Vandal army, King Gunderic, just having succeeded his father, dies. The Vandals shortly after elect Geiseric, Gunderic's half-brother, as his successor.
With the appearance of Sarus, lieutenant of Stilicho and head of the Roman armies sin the region, Marcus continued to hold onto power by deciding to make a push against Sarus' forces and taking Gaul. Under general Constantine, Sarus' army was pushed into the Alps. Sarus was killed by an arrow during the attacks. His army continued without him through mountain passes controlled by the Bagaudae peasant insurgents. Without Sarus' leadership, the army was unable to buy passage, and provoked the Bagaudae to fighting. The fleeing armies cut their way through the Bagaudae, leaving a bloody trail, both sides depleted.
Marcus secured the Rhine frontier, after ridding Gaul of Sarus, and garrisoned the passes that led to Italy. Armies are sent to protect Britain to aid against the attacks of Niall of Nine Hostages, the raider-king of Ireland.