Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 9781134707454
ISBN-13 : 1134707452
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Book Synopsis Septimius Severus by : Anthony R Birley

Download or read book Septimius Severus written by Anthony R Birley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'?


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