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Septimius Severus, in full Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, Roman emperor from 193 CE to 211 CE. He founded a personal dynasty and converted the government into a military monarchy. His reign marks a critical stage in the development of the absolute despotism…
War with Parthian: Severus waged another brief, more successful war in the east against the Parthian Empire, sacking their capital Ctesiphon in 197 and expanding the eastern frontier to the Tigris. Expansion in Arabian: He then enlarged and fortified the Limes Arabicus…
The Roman–Parthian Wars (54 BC – 217 AD) were a series of conflicts between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. Invasion of 195CE In 195 CE, Septimius Severus led another Roman invasion of Mesopotamia. He occupied Seleucia and…
Causes of Invasion The cause of Severus’ invasion of Caledonia (modern day Scotland) was a In 195CE, Clodius Albinus, the Roman Governor of Britain, had led most of the British legions into Gaul during his revolt against Severus. After defeating Albinus, Severus…
Reform of Praetorian Guards Once Septimius Severus became emperor in 193CE, Severus discharged the Praetorian Guard, who had murdered previous emperor Pertinax and auctioned the Roman Empire to Didius Julianus. Its members were stripped of their ceremonial armor and forbidden to come…
Septimius Severus Origin Septimius Severus was born on 11 April 145 at Leptis Magna (in present-day Libya). He was the son of Publius Septimius Geta(Father) and Fulvia Pia(Mother). Septimius Severus came from a wealthy and distinguished family of equestrian rank. Severus had…
Strong and Loyal Army Severus was a strong and able ruler. The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent under his reign—over 5 million square kilometers.He adopted the policy of better-paid army and was criticized by his contemporaries due to increase in tax…
Septimius Severus Father Septimius Severus was born on 11th April 145 CE at Leptis Magna (in present-day Libya). He was the son of Publius Septimius Geta. Publius Septimius Geta came from a wealthy and distinguished family of equestrian rank. He had a…
Rise to Power The Septimius Severus family were wealthy and distinguished in Leptis Magna, a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire, founded by Phoenicians. As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Emperor Marcus…