# Magnus Maximus seizes power from Gaul (383)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/383-magnus-maximus-seizes-power-from-gaul
Location: Gaul

A western usurper built a regime using Britain and Gaul before defeat. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Magnus Maximus seizes power from Gaul is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Magnus Maximus seizes power from Gaul is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Magnus Maximus seizes power from Gaul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Magnus+Maximus+seizes+power+from+Gaul&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Magnus Maximus seizes power from Gaul](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Magnus+Maximus+seizes+power+from+Gaul)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)