Editing Tetricus I (section)

===Reign===
During Tetricus's reign, the main threats to the Gallic Empire came from the Roman Empire and [[Germanic peoples]]. Tetricus also had to contend with dissent within the army and government.{{sfn|Sayles|2007|p=138}} Tetricus was recognized as emperor by all of Gaul — except [[Gallia Narbonensis]], which had been partially reconquered by [[Placidianus]], a general under Roman emperor [[Claudius Gothicus]] — and Britannia. He was not recognized by the provinces of Hispania, including Hispania Baetica, [[Lusitania]], and [[Hispania Tarraconensis]], which had earlier refused to recognize Victorinus as emperor, nor by the city of [[Argentoratum]] (modern-day [[Strasbourg]]) in Germania. The provinces that did not recognize Tetricus chose instead to recognize Aurelian as Roman emperor, who had been proclaimed emperor in September 270 at [[Sirmium]] in [[Pannonia]].{{sfn|Polfer|2000}}{{sfn|Southern|2015|p=175}}{{sfn|Polfer|2000a}} By the time of Tetricus's rule, the Germanic peoples had become increasingly aggressive, launching raids across the Rhine and along the [[English Channel|coast]].{{sfn|Nicholson|Casey|2018}}{{sfn|Southern|2015|p=175}} Tetricus moved the capital of the Gallic Empire from Colonia to Augusta Treverorum in late 271 in order to guard against the Germanic peoples.{{sfn|Southern|2015|p=175}} Tetricus attacked them with some success, mainly during the early part of his reign, celebrating a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for one of his victories. Later in his reign, he was forced to withdraw troops and abandon forts, which allowed the border territories to be pillaged. Later Germanic raids were met with almost no opposition — one penetrated so far into Gallic territory that it reached the [[Loire]].{{sfn|Nicholson|Casey|2018}}{{sfn|Southern|2015|p=175}} While Aurelian was focused on attacking the [[Palmyrene Empire]], which had broken away from the Roman Empire in 270 under its queen, [[Zenobia]], Tetricus was able to recover Gallia Narbonensis and southeastern parts of Gallia Aquitania.{{sfn|Polfer|2000}} During 273–274, Faustinus, provincial governor of [[Gallia Belgica]], rebelled against Tetricus, however, his revolt was swiftly crushed.{{sfn|Polfer|1999}} Around this time, Tetricus also held the {{lang|la|[[quinquennalia]]}}, public games that took place every four years.{{sfn|Bourne|2000|p=50}}
[[File:TetricusIIanton(CNG).jpg|thumb|[[Antoninianus]] of Tetricus II]]