!!!Septimius Severus

b. Leptis Magna (Libya), April 11, 146; 
d. Eburacum (York, United Kingdom), Feb. 4, 211. Roman emperor 
193-211. Was proclaimed Roman emperor at  Carnuntum, which was 
subsequently given the rank of a Colonia, on April 9, 193, when 
governor of Pannonia Superior. Under his rule Pannonia saw a second 
period of prosperity. He granted various privileges to the soldiers 
(who were allowed to live outside the camp) and waged wars against the 
Parthians and in Britain.

!Literature
A. R. Birley, S. S., The African Emperor, 1971.



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