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arviragus_n a_o britain_n by_o birth_n and_o education_n do_v govern_v as_o king_n part_n of_o the_o i_o will_v of_o britanny_n the_o roman_n account_v it_o a_o point_n of_o policy_n to_o permit_v the_o britan_n sometime_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o prince_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n who_o aid_n and_o counsel_n they_o may_v use_v upon_o occasion_n to_o the_o pacify_v of_o rebellion_n and_o the_o establish_n of_o their_o own_o greatness_n for_o the_o common_a people_n who_o affection_n do_v oft_o time_n sway_v the_o fortune_n of_o great_a prince_n be_v much_o more_o easy_o bring_v under_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o own_o countryman_n then_o of_o stranger_n the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o great_a britanny_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n from_o nerva_n cocceius_n unto_o honorius_n in_o who_o time_n the_o roman_n give_v over_o the_o government_n of_o britanny_n 13_o nerva_n cocceius_n reign_v one_o year_n and_o four_o month_n 14_o vlpius_n trajanus_n a_o spaniard_n nineteen_o year_n and_o six_o month_n 15_o aelius_n adrianus_n twenty_o year_n 16_o antoninus_n pius_n twenty_o three_o year_n 17_o m._n aurel_n antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la nineteen_o year_n l_o verus_n his_o colleague_n in_o the_o empire_n 18_o aurel._n commodus_n the_o son_n of_o antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la thirteen_o year_n 19_o aelius_n pertinax_n six_o month_n 20_o didius_n julianus_n seven_o month_n 21_o septimius_n severus_n brit_n eighteen_o year_n pessenius_fw-la niger_n usurper_n clodius_n albinus_n 22_o anton_n bassianus_n caracalla_n brit_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o sept_n severus_n six_o year_n geta_n caesar_n brit._n the_o young_a son_n of_o sept._n severus_n 23_o opilius_n macrinus_n one_o year_n and_o two_o month_n 24_o varius_n heliogabalus_n the_o base_a son_n of_o caracalla_n 4._o year_n 25_o alexander_n severus_n a_o kinsman_n of_o heliogab_n 13._o year_n 26_o jul_n maximinus_n three_o year_n caesar_n elect_v balbinus_n pupienus_n 27_o gordianus_n the_o father_n with_o his_o two_o son_n and_o his_o nephew_n six_o year_n c._n valens_n hostilianus_n caesar._n 28_o philippus_n the_o arabian_a five_o year_n 29_o decius_n trajanus_n two_o year_n 30_o vibius_n pallus_n hostilianus_n with_o his_o son_n volusianus_n two_o year_n 31_o aemilius_n of_o mauritania_n three_o month_n 32_o licinius_n valerianus_n fifteen_o year_n 33_o gallienus_n the_o son_n of_o valerianus_n nine_o year_n valerianus_n the_o brother_n of_o gallienus_n caesar._n cassus_fw-la labienus_n posthumus_n caes._n 34_o flavius_n claudius_n two_o year_n 35_o aurelius_n quintillus_n the_o brother_n of_o claudius_n 17._o day_n 36_o valerius_n aurelianus_n five_o year_n and_o six_o month_n 37_o tacitus_n six_o month_n 38_o annius_n florianus_n the_o brother_n of_o tacitus_n sixty_o day_n 39_o valerius_n probus_n six_o year_n and_o four_o month_n 40_o carus_n narbonensis_n two_o year_n caesar_n the_o son_n of_o carus_n numerianus_n carinus_n 41_o dioclesianus_n twenty_o year_n maximianus_n herculeius_n caesar._n 42_o constantius_n chlorus_n four_o year_n 43_o galerius_n maximus_n eleven_o year_n caesar_n severus_n maximianus_n 44_o maxentius_n the_o son_n of_o maximian_n six_o year_n 45_o licinius_n fourteen_o year_n 46_o constantinus_n magnus_n thirty_o year_n magnentius_n usurper_n the_o three_o son_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a constantinus_n constans_n 47_o costantius_fw-la 24._o year_n 48_o julianus_n apostata_fw-la one_o year_n six_o month_n 49_o jovinianus_n eight_o month_n 50_o valentinianus_n twelve_o year_n valens_n his_o brother_n caesar._n 51_o gratianus_n six_o year_n valentinianus_n caesar._n theodosius_n caesar._n 52_o theodosius_n three_o year_n 53_o arcadius_n thirteen_o year_n 54_o honorius_n twenty_o eight_o year_n â§_o lieutenant_n in_o britanny_n from_o nerva_n cocceius_n his_o entrance_n into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o empire_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n lieutenant_n under_o the_o emperor_n nerva_n and_o traianus_n ¶_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o lieutenant_n in_o britanny_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o government_n lieutenant_n under_o adrian_n brit._n ¶_o julius_n severus_n ¶_o priscus_n licinius_n lieutenant_n under_o antoninus_n pius_n ¶_o lollius_n vrbicus_n brit._n lieutenant_n under_o antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la ¶_o calphurnius_fw-la agricola_n lieutenant_n under_o commodus_n ¶_o vlpius_n marcellus_n ¶_o helvius_n pertinax_n ¶_o clodius_n albinus_n ¶_o junius_n severus_n lieutenant_n under_o pertinax_n ¶_o clodius_n albinus_n lieutenant_n under_o do_v julianus_n ¶_o clodius_n albinus_n lieutenant_n under_o sept._n severus_n brit._n ¶_o heraclianus_n ¶_o virius_n lupus_n from_o the_o time_n of_o bassianus_n caracalla_n the_o successor_n of_o severus_n unto_o constantine_n the_o great_a there_o be_v no_o mention_n in_o approve_a history_n of_o any_o lieutenant_n in_o britanny_n deputy_n under_o constantine_n 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