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Lucius Septimius Severus ( Latin pronunciation: [ˈluːkiʊs ˈsɛptɪmʊs sɛˈweːrʊs]; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was a Roman politician who served as emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. [5] [6] As a young man he advanced through the customary succession ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Albinus committed suicide following his crushing defeat near Lugdunum (now Lyon, France) in February 197. Returning to Rome, Severus executed about 30 of Albinus’s senatorial supporters.
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Oct 3, 2021 · Died. 21 March 235 CE. Coin of Alexander Severus. Alexander Severus ( Alexander Severus ), also known as Alexianus Bassianus was born on October 1, 208 in Emesa (present-day Syria) and was the last emperor of the Sever family. On the throne of Rome, he replaced his cousin, Elagabalus, who died as a result of a conspiracy.
Feb 2, 2011 · Exhausted, ill and ready to die, Severus returned to York and ordered himself a cremation urn. When he saw it, he told it: ‘You will hold a man that the world could not hold.’. There was a story that Caracalla tried to bribe the doctors to hasten his father’s end. When the emperor did expire, aged 65, the troops acclaimed his two sons as ...
Apr 11, 2011 · He was a long-time sufferer of gout which appears to have taken a toll on him: He died at Eburacum (York) on 4 February 211 CE. Severus' reign witnessed the implementation of reforms in both the provinces and the military which had long term consequences.
Oct 28, 2013 · After realizing the possible consequences of his actions, he planned for the young Caesar's execution. Unfortunately for Elagabalus, the tide would quickly turn against him when instead of killing young Alexianus, he and his mother would meet their deaths at the hands of the Praetorian Guard.
v. t. e. The Severan dynasty, sometimes called the Septimian dynasty, [1] was an Ancient Roman imperial dynasty that ruled the Roman Empire between 193 and 235, during the Roman imperial period. The dynasty was founded by the emperor Septimius Severus ( r. 193–211 ), who rose to power after the Year of the Five Emperors as the victor of the ...
