{"product_id":"septimius-severus-9780415165914","title":"Septimius Severus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how ''Roman'' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career.\u003cbr\u003eSeverus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman history. Birley explores what was African and what was Roman in Septimius'' background, given that he came from an African city. He asks whether Septimius was a ''typical cosmopolitan bureaucrat'', a ''new Hannibal on the throne of Caesar'' or ''principle author of the decline of the Roman Empire''?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In this excellent book, he [Septimius Severus] is rehabilitated as an able if ruthless leader and a remarkable man.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003e The Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations,  Preface,  1. The Emoria,  2. Lepcis Magna: From Free State to Colonia,  3. Life in Roman Tripolitania,  4. The Broad stripe,  5. Into the Emperor's Service,  6. A Caesar Born to the Purple, 7. The Great Marshall,  8. Julia Domna,  9. The Conspirators,  10. The Year 193,  11. The War Against Niger,  12. The War Against Albinus,  13. Parthia and Egypt,  14. Return to Africa,  15. The Years in Italy,  16. Expiditio Felicissima Brittanica, 17. Aftermath and Assessment.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018112958807,"sku":"9780415165914","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415165914.jpg?v=1750775672","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/septimius-severus-9780415165914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}