Septimius Severus and the Roman Army
This is a new survey of Severus reign with particular emphasis on his military campaigns against the Parthians and the Garamantes in North Africa.The assassination of Emperor Commodus in 192 sparked a…
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This is a new survey of Severus reign with particular emphasis on his military campaigns against the Parthians and the Garamantes in North Africa.The assassination of Emperor Commodus in 192 sparked a civil war. Septimius Severus emerged as the eventual victor and his dynasty (the Severans) ruled until 235. He fought numerous campaigns, against both internal rivals and external enemies, extending the Empire to the east (adding Mesopotamia), the south (in Africa) and the north (beyond Hadrian's Wall). The military aspects of his reign, including his reforms of the army, are the main focus of this new study.After discussing his early career and governorship of Pannonia, Michael Sage narrates his war with Pescennius Niger, the siege of Byzantium, and the campaign in northern Mesopotamia that added it as a province. The much more difficult campaign against
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