Septimius Severus : The African Emperor.

By: Birley, Anthony RMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Roman Imperial Biographies SerPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (321 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203028599Subject(s): Emperors -- Rome -- Biography | Rome -- History -- Lucius Septimius Severus, 193-211 | Severus, Lucius Septimius, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 146-211Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Septimius Severus : The African EmperorDDC classification: 937.07092 LOC classification: DG300 -- .B57 1999ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Summary: 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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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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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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