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Year of the Five EmperorsOn New Year's Eve of AD 192, the Roman Empire witnessed a massacre in Rome that would trigger its collapse. Emperor Commodus ordered the killing of citizens…
CaracallaLucius Septimius Bassianus entered the world on the 4th of April 188 in the city of Lugdunum, Gaul. This location is now known as Lyon, France.
Septimius SeverusOn the 11th of April in 145, Lucius Septimius Severus drew his first breath within the walls of Leptis Magna. This city sat in the Roman province of Africa…
Severan dynastyIn the 9th of April 145, Lucius Septimius Severus was born in Leptis Magna. This city sat within the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis and now lies in…
ElagabalusMarcus Aurelius Antoninus arrived in the world between 203 and 204 as Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus. His parents were Sextus Varius Marcellus and Julia…
Severus AlexanderOn the 13th of March 222, the Roman army hailed a thirteen-year-old boy as emperor. This young man was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, grandson of Julia…