Septimius Severus: The African Emperor by Birley, Anthony R.

Septimius Severus: The African Emperor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415165914)

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Septimius Severus: The African Emperor by Birley, Anthony R.

Septimius Severus: The African Emperor

$46.95
Septimius Severus: The African Emperor by Birley, Anthony R.

Septimius Severus: The African Emperor

$46.95
Format: Paperback
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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'?

Author: Anthony R. Birley
ISBN-10: 0415165911
ISBN-13: 9780415165914
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/11/1999
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.18w x 0.88d
By Anthony R. Birley
By Anthony R. Birley
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Anthony R. Birley is Professor of Ancient History at Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf. He was previously Professor of Ancient History at Manchester University. His previous books include three on Roman Britain as well as biographies of Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian.

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