Septimius Severus

com Augustus, Marcus Aurelius and Trajan were voted as the best. Septimius Severus who was also a great emperor was not even on the list. There are many things that go into making a good emperor such as military strength, taxes and life of the people in Rome. Septimius Severus was a great emperor because he had many of these needed qualities. He had some admirable wins in war and also helped the Roman Empire to grow. Septimius Severus greatly improved life for soldiers in the army and also did great

Lucius Septimius Severus was born in a Afrivan descent family on 1 Aprils AD 145 at Lepcis Magna in Tripolitania. His paternal great-grandfater who was moved from Lepcis Magna to Italy, and then became an equestrian. It was the most likely of Punic origin and his mom, Fulvia Pia, she was from a family which was moved from Africa to Italy. Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman Emperor from 193 AD to 211 AD. Severus caught hold of power after the Emperor Pertinax was death in 193 AD during the year of

Septimius Severus was born in Lepcis Magna in North Africa around 145 C.E. He is of Roman and Punic decent and is often times referred as the African Emperor. He rose through the ranks of military and diplomatic posts. His soldiers declared him emperor in 193 C.E. after the death of Commodus. According to the book Western Civilizations by Joshua Cole, “under Severus and his successors, the administration of Rome’s empire changed to a greater extent than it had since the time of Augustus.” Severus

was at the war but he was un touched so that might, bring some killing activity in the mind of him. His brother attempted to gain more power with his mother Vespasian. By joining Vitellius, Domitian was at his uncle’s house. Septimius: was Roman emporors from 193 to 211. Severus was born in Leptis Magna in the Roman Province of Africa. Born on April 11, 145 AD. Died on Fe Maximinus Thrax :The young

Roman Emperor Commodus HIEU 322-B01 Joel Leviten October 6, 2016 Emperor Commodus By all accounts was a handsome man, with curly blonde hair. But he appeared to possess a weak character and was easily influenced by others. But so too was he prone to cruelty and excessive behavior. To an extent

In his History of the Roman Empire (1844), the famed German historian Barthold Georg Niebuhr wrote that “the name Elagabalus is branded in history above all others [because of] his unspeakably disgusting life.” Niebuhr is correct in his assessment of Elagabalus’ legacy; although other “bad emperors” like Nero and Caligula outshine Elagabalus in terms of popular infamy, it is hard to match the revulsion with which the Syrian boy emperor is treated by many of his historical judges, both ancient and

AS THE HIPPAGOGUS sailed into the harbor of Leptis Magna, Rubio got a good glimpse of the city and its people. It was a thriving Roman metropolis settled on the coastline of North Africa, and its market was one of the most flourishing; ships sailing the Mediterranean brought forth valuable goods, slaves and exotic animals. Immense quantities of olive oil also arrived in the country, as well as high-quality garum, and salted fish were brought in from the coast. This grand port, with its superb monumental

In an era of male domination and patriarchy in the Roman society, St. Perpetua’s chronicles in Passion stands out to many historians. St. Perpetua demonstrated her deep faith in Christianity by using it as a means to break through social norms for women imposed by the Roman Empire. Although she is able to overcome the social norms in many occasions of her time in prison, one of her last acts falls right back into societies expectations because of vanity. This is seen when she feels the need to fix

THE ROYAL QUINQUEREME cut thru the sea at a steady speed, its ten tiers of oars—five on each side—rowing in perfect harmony, all synchronized with the thudding cadence of the Hortator’s heavy hammers. Its massive square-rigged sail was billowing majestically as the wind blew from the west, aiding the banks of rowers on the benches, pushing the giant warship across the water and ever closer to Alexandria. The skies were sunny and the seas were calm, perfect weather for a long sea voyage. A few days

Iconoclasm has been used as a means of not only purposeful forgetting, but, also the preservation of memory as a warning to others motivated diversely by ideology, religion, and politics. One artifact subject to iconoclasm is the painted portrait of Septimius Severus and his family in which one face was scraped out leaving the other three members untouched for political reasons and a demonstration of power. Another artifact affected by iconoclasm is a famous Byzantine icon, the Virgin Hodegetria, which was