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<p>[QUOTE="DCCR, post: 4600429, member: 106566"]There doesn't seem to have been. Libanius is quite clear that the situation in Britain was calm and settled:</p><p><br /></p><p> Oration LIX: Panegyric of Constantius and Constans</p><p><br /></p><p>Julius Firmicus Maternus and Libanius wrote their passages at the time and would have mentioned a military campaign in Britain if there had been one, but they don’t. If there was a campaign, it wasn’t worthy of even writing about. Instead, they both focus on the fact that he sailed to Britain in the middle of winter. The only reference to a campaign against the Picts and Scots comes from Ammianus Marcellinus, writing 47 years after the event.</p><p><br /></p><p>The texts and the medallion celebrate Constans defeating the ocean. Crossing the channel to Britain during the winter was a dangerous thing to do at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>See <a href="https://collectingancientcoins.co.uk/roman-coins-about-britain-constans/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectingancientcoins.co.uk/roman-coins-about-britain-constans/" rel="nofollow">https://collectingancientcoins.co.uk/roman-coins-about-britain-constans/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DCCR, post: 4600429, member: 106566"]There doesn't seem to have been. Libanius is quite clear that the situation in Britain was calm and settled: Oration LIX: Panegyric of Constantius and Constans Julius Firmicus Maternus and Libanius wrote their passages at the time and would have mentioned a military campaign in Britain if there had been one, but they don’t. If there was a campaign, it wasn’t worthy of even writing about. Instead, they both focus on the fact that he sailed to Britain in the middle of winter. The only reference to a campaign against the Picts and Scots comes from Ammianus Marcellinus, writing 47 years after the event. The texts and the medallion celebrate Constans defeating the ocean. Crossing the channel to Britain during the winter was a dangerous thing to do at the time. See [URL]https://collectingancientcoins.co.uk/roman-coins-about-britain-constans/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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