The death of the first Gallic emperor under walls of the risen Mogontiacum hasn t brought support to rebel Lelianus neither from armies, nor from local population, and he has been kIIIed. Marius has been proclaimed by the emperor in absence Victorinus, but it didn t manage to take over the control of all region and military forces. Gallic aristocrat Victorinus has raised at the head the «Gallic Empire» and has tried to continue a policy of Postumus. It was talented enough, that with success to put into practice the plans, but hasn t justified hopes of the citizens. The destiny the Victorinus has been solved by army.
Tetricus was, according to Victoria, with the best candidate to occupy a throne. Victoria was the person rather ambiguous. We know about it a little, but, probably, it was the initiator of negotiations about political and, probably, a military alliance with the Palmira kingdom. Having bribed generous monetary distributions legions, Victoria promoted declaration of Tetricus as the emperor. However the senator, having received the power, has realized the inability to consult with a current situation, including, and because of aversion from citizens. Legions refused to submit to it, attacks of the German tribes caused a considerable loss to the population, causing their discontent with a policy of this emperor. Tetricus has addressed for the help to Aurelianus and, according to their arrangement, having disengaged armies against the Roman emperor, has openly come over to his side. The «Gallic Empire» has ceased to exist. Regions have been returned under jurisdiction of Rome.
Earlier was considered that is direct after capitulation of Tetricus Domitianus has risen. Its coin with legend Concordia militum has been found out in the south of France on Loire. The new find of a coin forces us to look narrowly more attentively at existence of the «Gallic Empire» and to remember earlier rejected hypotheses. So; A.Blanchet on the basis of similarity of the first found coin of Domitianus to coins the QpietuS; dated it 268, including Domitianus one of commanders of Aureolus. Revolt of Domitianus in board Aurelianus mentions also Zosimus; saying that together with those who has been suspected of aspiration to revolution; has been seized and condemned. Similarity of a coin to coins the Qpietus; instead of E. M. Shtaerman suggested to explain Tetricus to that Domitianus didn't wish to imitate a coin of capitulating Tetricus. We don't know about this emperor. To last find was considered that its board was very shortterm; as; however; earlier was and with Marius. Now it is possible to assume much longer term of board. To speak about duration of its board it is possible conditionally: probably 270–271th; Domitianus has subordinated to itself some areas of Gallia; probably, and separate areas of Spain; but we of anything don't know about Britain. We don't know also about the one who had been proclaimed DomitianuS; about the politician of this emperor.
Whether it is possible to speak about such phenomenon; how «Celtic Renaissance»? The Celtic culture; the Celtic traditions have been put and remained among agricultural population. Destruction of the religious organization of druids meant spiritual destruction of the whole nation; many customs and traditions have been lost and gradually forgotten. Religious searches of the population; especially to Gallia inevitably should lead to return to old gods and old religion. As between continental and island Celts close contacts again have been come into. It occurrence of names of the Celtic gods in inscriptions; renewal of festivals in Postumus board speaks. But thus in Gallia honoring of Roman gods remained. The Roman formation should affect mentality and ideology of the population; widespread in these regions. Thus wIII speak about revival of the Celtic culture in its pure kind extremely incorrectly. Though Postumus images on coins have characteristic Celtic lines; and glorifications of the Celtic gods in the «Gallic Empire» can be found out in inscriptions and on coins of the Gallic emperors; nevertheless it only preservation of disappearing traditions. Influence of the next regions; the German tribes; a Romanization — all these factors together taken; don't let us speak about full the «Celtic renaissance». A number of researchers assert what to speak about the «Celtic renaissance» it is possible only in relation to less Romanized Britain and after its outright release from under the power of the Roman Empire.
In 274 the «Gallic Empire» has finished the existence. Regions; there is no time making it; have been returned under jurisdiction of the Roman emperors. But as the Roman official propagation tried to erase any reminder on times of the Gallic emperors; it wasn't possible. As effective methods interdictions and a policy of administration and literal deleting of inscriptions with names of the Gallic emperors were used as official historiographers at court of the Roman emperor. MiIIe stones were used for construction and strengthening of defensive strengthening s, or simply thrown out and replaced on similar, but already with names of the Roman masters. Acts of the Gallic emperors registered in merits of the emperors of Rome so already after a while many historians almost had no information on the «Gallic Empire».
The idea the «Gallic Empire» has started up deep roots, but the official policy of the Roman emperors and their administration has been directed on utter annihilation of any certificate of separatism of the middle of III century the population of the western provinces continued struggle against the Roman masters, again proclaiming own emperors, over and over again organizing new mutinies. Lugdunum became the center of following mutiny, pushed Proculus to revolt nobody. It was supported by Spain and Britain; however Proculus has soon been broken. After wreck of the «Gallic Empire» Britain which has put forward the emperor ventures branch from Rome. The separate military divisions which have earlier sworn the Gallic emperors, have come over to the side of other usurpers and especially Carausius who has taken over the control also of fleet «classis Britannica» and, onexample Postumus, has employed barbarians.
Representations about the «Gallic Empire» constantly extend. Interest to a problematic increases in process of detection all the new and new facts which in the end of a XIX century was only assumptions, in XX — the first decade of XXI century have received weighty proofs or the given reason refutation. In particular, earlier territorial structure the «Gallic Empire» was limited only to Gallia and both Germany, then has been established and has found acknowledgement that Postumus was sworn by Britain and Spain. Now it is known that the province of Raetia also was a part of the «Gallic Empire», and that Postumus supervised a part of coast of Flanders. Besides, it is possible to assert that two buffer zones have been created and while only to assume military operations of Postumus around Agri Decumates. The new archaeological data has allowed asserting that the first Gallic emperor not only owned fleet, but, supervising coast and the large rivers, actively resisted to pirates. In more details it became known about military forces of the Gallic emperors, and, the main thing, the chronology of their board is specified. The sequence of the Gallic emperors became clearer, but there were new questions after a find of a coin of Domitianus. We know neither about its politician, nor about the regions which have recognized its power. Representations about mutual relations of the risen deputies as antique authors inform on declaration of emperors in provinces and their short board, as about events rather local, not overstepping the bounds of separately taken region extend. And after all about some proclaimed emperors it is known very little, as well as about social and economic development of the regions which were a part of the «Gallic Empire».
Thus to put an end too early. StiII there are «white stains», there is without the answer some question, some aspects of existence of the «Gallic Empire» are debatable. However constantly replenishing the foundation of sources can expand with only one find our representations about events of second half III century and, the main thing, about the «Gallic Empire».