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Erucius Clarus
ethnicity and identity in Roman Empire
Fabius Cilo
Guard Prefects
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II Parthica
imperial succession crisis
Ius Italicum
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Lepcis Magna
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Lucius Verus
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Roman imperial history
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Septimius Severus
Statius Priscus
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Product details
- ISBN 9781138134164
- Weight: 750g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 02 Nov 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how 'Roman' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career.
Severus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman history. Birley explores what was African and what was Roman in Septimius' background, given that he came from an African city. He asks whether Septimius was a 'typical cosmopolitan bureaucrat', a 'new Hannibal on the throne of Caesar' or 'principle author of the decline of the Roman Empire'?
Anthony R. Birley is Professor of Ancient History at Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf. He was previously Professor of Ancient History at Manchester University. His previous books include three on Roman Britain as well as biographies of Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian.
