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Septimius Severus
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Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna, Libya, in the Roman province of Africa. He was of mixed Roman and Punic/Phoenician descent. As a young man, he
Roman alabaster and marble bust of Septimius Severus, Musei Capitolini
Roman alabaster and marble bust of Septimius Severus, Musei Capitolini
Dynastic aureus of Septimius Severus, minted in 202. The reverse feature the portraits of Geta (right), Julia Domna (centre) and Caracalla (left). Ins
Dynastic aureus of Septimius Severus, minted in 202. The reverse feature the portraits of Geta (right), Julia Domna (centre) and Caracalla (left). Inscription: SEVERUS PIUS AVG[USTUS] P[ONTIFEX] M[AXIMUS], TR[IBUNICIA] P[OTESTAS] X / FELICITAS SAECVLI.
The Severan Tondo, c. 199, Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta, whose face has been erased as part of his damnatio memoriae by Caracalla (Antiken
The Severan Tondo, c. 199, Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla and Geta, whose face has been erased as part of his damnatio memoriae by Caracalla (Antikensammlung Berlin)
Roman marble bust of Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD, Altes Museum
Roman marble bust of Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD, Altes Museum
Caracalla
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, better known by his nickname Caracalla, was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then ruling alone after 211 AD. He was
Septimius Severus
…expanding the Limes Tripolitanus along the southern desert frontier of the empire. With his second wife, Julia Domna, Severus had two sons; the elder, Caracalla, was proclaimed Augustus, or co-emperor, in 198, and the younger, Geta, in 209. Severus travelled to Britain in 208, strengthening Hadrian's Wall and…
Bust of Caracalla, Museo Nazionale Romano, 212–215 AD
Bust of Caracalla, Museo Nazionale Romano, 212–215 AD
Young Caracalla; Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Young Caracalla; Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Bust of Septimius Severus, Caracalla's father (Glyptothek, Munich)
Bust of Septimius Severus, Caracalla's father (Glyptothek, Munich)
Bust of Septimius Geta, Caracalla's brother (Louvre, Paris)
Bust of Septimius Geta, Caracalla's brother (Louvre, Paris)