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For others with this cognomen see Albinus (cognomen).Clodius Albinus (Latin: Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Augustus; ca. 150 – February 19 197) was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula comprising modern Spain and Portugal) upon the murder of Pertinax in 193 (known as Year of the Five Emperors) and who proclaimed himself emperor again in 196 before his final defeat in 197.

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birth date
0150-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Hadrumetum
death date
0197-02-19
death place
Lugdunum
title
Usurper of the Roman Empire

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