Gallus Quintus Bonosus was a Roman usurper. Born in Spain, his father was a Briton and his mother came from Gaul. He lost his father early in life but his mother gave him a decent education. He had a distinguished military career and an excellent service record when, stationed on the Rhine, the Germans managed to burn and destroy the Roman fleet under his command. Usurpers were a common feature of the late Roman Empire, especially from the so-called crisis of the third century onwards, when political instability became the rule. ... The term Briton may have the following meanings: In an historical context: The indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain in pre-Roman times. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (from Latin Gallia, c. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... The Roman Navy (Latin: Classis) operated between the First Punic war and the end of the Western Roman Empire. ...

Fearful of the consequence he proclaimed himself Roman emperor (ca. 281). However, it did not save him from Probus, who after a lengthy and protracted struggle, managed to defeat him. Bonosus saw no way out and hanged himself. Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 281 ... For the village in Cornwall see Probus, Cornwall. ...

He left behind a wife and two sons who were treated with honour by Probus. For the village in Cornwall see Probus, Cornwall. ...