CarausiusstillpreservedthepossessionofBoulogneandtheadjacentcountry。Hisfleetsrodetriumphantinthechannel，commandedthemouthsoftheSeineandoftheRhine，ravagedthecoastsoftheocean，anddiffusedbeyondthecolumnsofHerculestheterrorofhisname。Underhiscommand，Britain，destinedinafutureagetoobtaintheempireofthesea，alreadyassumeditsnaturalandrespectablestationofamaritimepower。^28

　　[Footnote27:Panegyr。Vetv11，vii。9。TheoratorEumeniuswishedtoexaltthegloryoftheheroConstantiuswiththeimportanceoftheconquest。Notwithstandingourlaudablepartialityforournativecountry，itisdifficulttoconceive，that，inthebeginningofthefourthcenturyEnglanddeservedallthesecommendations。Acenturyandahalfbefore，ithardlypaiditsownestablishment。]

　　[Footnote28:AsagreatnumberofmedalsofCarausiusarestillpreserved，heisbecomeaveryfavoriteobjectofantiquariancuriosity，andeverycircumstanceofhislifeandactionshasbeeninvestigatedwithsagaciousaccuracy。Dr。Stukely，inparticular，hasdevotedalargevolumetotheBritishemperor。I

　　haveusedhismaterials，andrejectedmostofhisfancifulconjectures。]

　　ByseizingthefleetofBoulogne，Carausiushaddeprivedhismasterofthemeansofpursuitandrevenge。Andwhen，afteravastexpenseoftimeandlabor，anewarmamentwaslaunchedintothewater，^29theImperialtroops，unaccustomedtothatelement，wereeasilybaffledanddefeatedbytheveteransailorsoftheusurper。Thisdisappointedeffortwassoonproductiveofatreatyofpeace。Diocletianandhiscolleague，whojustlydreadedtheenterprisingspiritofCarausius，resignedtohimthesovereigntyofBritain，andreluctantlyadmittedtheirperfidiousservanttoaparticipationoftheImperialhonors。^30ButtheadoptionofthetwoCaesarsrestorednewvigortotheRomansarms；andwhiletheRhinewasguardedbythepresenceofMaximian，hisbraveassociateConstantiusassumedtheconductoftheBritishwar。HisfirstenterprisewasagainsttheimportantplaceofBoulogne。Astupendousmole，raisedacrosstheentranceoftheharbor，interceptedallhopesofrelief。Thetownsurrenderedafteranobstinatedefence；andaconsiderablepartofthenavalstrengthofCarausiusfellintothehandsofthebesiegers。DuringthethreeyearswhichConstantiusemployedinpreparingafleetadequatetotheconquestofBritain，hesecuredthecoastofGaul，invadedthecountryoftheFranks，anddeprivedtheusurperoftheassistanceofthosepowerfulallies。

......

购买会员看全站小说，或者下载APP免费观看所有作品 点击立即下载，搜索"History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empir",免费读到尾