CLST 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Severan Dynasty, Julia Domna, Praetorian Guard
14 May 2015
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We finished talking about the antonine empereros last time now we talk about the severan emperors. Background: commodus last of the antonine emperors not one of the 5 goof emperors hes the heir of marcus aerilius. Pertinax a 67 yr old senator epitomizes the possibilities of upward mobility because he is the son of a slave. His father was a slave his father was freed now his son has become a senator and eventually an emperor shows u that in this imperial period theres lots of possibilities for moving up. Pertinax has lots of ideas for making everything better. Didius julianus (193) pays the most gets the most promises 25 000 sesterces per man but. Septimius severus: marries julia domna a woman he hears is destined to marry a king. Knows he is going to make a bid for the emperorship this fits into his plans: won the right to be emperor by military force.
