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Civil War from AD 193 |
After the death of Commodus Pertinax Emperor for 86 days Septimius Severus kills Didius Julianus |
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Historia Augusta Cassius Dio Herodian |
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Septimius Severus |
Military man Ordered execution of many senators Disbanded the Praetorian Guard Increased annual wage of soldiers Military dictatorship Rebuilt many parts of Hadrian's Wall Outlaws conversion to Christianity on pain of death |
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Julia Domna |
Wife of Septimius Severus Mother of Geta and Caracalla (Severus' sons too) Gathered literary luminaries Philhellenic Supporter of Second Sophistic |
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Caracalla and Geta |
Joint rule Caracalla had Geta assassinated - aimed to erase him from history Caracalla used extreme violence Slaughtered 20,000 people at Alexandria Assassinated by his soldiers |
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Elagabulus |
Aged 15 when Emperor True power lay with his mother, grandmother and aunt Family turn against him and favour his cousin Alexander |
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Alexander |
Aged 14 Prosperous reign Made a Saint to make Elagabulus seem even worse Received a triumph for wars in the East Killed by soldiers |
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Third Century Crisis |
AD 235 - 284 30 Emperors in 50 years Internal Civil War Economic collapse Sections of the Empire break away |
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Diocletian |
Emperor in AD 284 Shared power with Maximian Then splits into tetrarchy |
