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He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193
Reliable histories place Albinus’s initial acclamation in Britain, not Hispania. Spanish support appears later, when he revolted against Severus and moved into Gaul.
Full reasoning
Multiple standard reference works describe Albinus’s 193 bid as arising from Britain.
- The De Imperatoribus Romanis entry says that when news of Pertinax’s murder reached Britain in spring 193, "one or more of the legions in Britain may have acclaimed him as emperor."
- The University of Chicago’s Encyclopaedia Romana likewise says the frontier legions proclaimed "Clodius Albinus, governor of Britannia" after Pertinax’s murder.
- That same Chicago source places Spanish support later: only after Albinus proclaimed himself Augustus "late in AD 195" did he cross to Gaul, and "there also was the support of one legion in Spain."
So the article’s wording incorrectly shifts later Spanish backing into the initial 193 proclamation.
2 sources
- Roman Emperors - DIR Clodius Albinus
When news reached Britain in spring 193 of Pertinax's murder... One or more of the legions in Britain may have acclaimed him as emperor.
- Clodius Albinus - Encyclopaedia Romana
the frontier legions quickly proclaimed their own respective candidates for emperor: Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria; Clodius Albinus, governor of Britannia... Realizing that he would not succeed Severus, Albinus had himself proclaimed Augustus late in AD 195... there also was the support of one legion in Spain.