Editing Allectus (section)

==Legend==
[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] included Allectus in his legendary ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae|History of the Kings of Britain]]'' (ca. 1136). Here, Allectus is an officer sent with three legions by the Romans to depose [[Carausius]], a native British king. He does so, but his rule proves oppressive, and he is in turn deposed by Asclepiodotus, here the [[Duke of Cornwall]]. The last of Allectus's troops are besieged in London, and surrender on the condition they are granted safe passage out of Britain. Asclepiodotus agrees, but the surrendering soldiers are massacred, and their heads thrown into the river [[River Walbrook|Galobroc]], by his allies the [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Venedoti]].<ref>[[Geoffrey of Monmouth]], ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' [[Wikisource:History of the Kings of Britain/Book 5#4|5.4]]</ref>