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Septimius Severus

Type Figure Region Roman Empire Time 145–211 Also known as Septimius Severus、Lucius Septimius Severus、卢基乌斯·塞普蒂米乌斯·塞维鲁

Septimius Severus (145–211 CE) was the founder of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire, born in the North African province of Leptis.…

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  1. 145–193Leptis Magna · Africa ProconsularisBorn in Leptis in North Africa, of mixed Punic and Italian background, he served as praetor, consul, and held military posts in Syria, Pannonia, and elsewhere. During the civil war of the Year of the Five Emperors he was acclaimed by the legions, defeating Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus to secure the throne.
  2. 193–211Rome · LazioDuring his reign he raised military pay, expanded the Praetorian Guard, campaigned east against Parthia seizing parts of Mesopotamia, and in his later years personally campaigned in Britain to pacify northern revolts and build the Antonine Wall, on his deathbed instructing his sons to 'live in harmony and treat the soldiers well.'

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