11/24 In about three years from the death of Carausius, Britain, after a short experiment of independency, was again united to the body of the Empire. 304] Constantius, after he came to the purple, chose this island for his residence. Many authors affirm that his wife Helena was a Briton. It is more certain that his son Constantine the Great was born here, and enabled to succeed his father principally by the helps which he derived from Britain. 306.] Under the reign of this great prince there was an almost total revolution in the internal policy of the Empire. |