The Assassination of Albanus

After defeating niger, saverus sent a note to albinus proclaiming triumph. But when the messengers arrived and requested a private audience with albinus, they had whipped out daggers and tried to kill him. Now that albinus was getting the old double cross, the random assassination attempt by some rogue soldiers took on a much more sinister light. He allowed himself to be hailed imperador, kept the name caesar and prepared himself for war with severus. Beating albinus meant that the empire would be his free and clear. Albinus was able to occupy lugdunham, the capital of rome and gaul, but he was unable to