Classical Studies 2902A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hispania Baetica, Personal Affairs, Noricum
1 Dec 2016
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Cassius dio, roman history - selections from books 75-77. Autobiography septimius severus wrote his own autobiography that could have been used as source. Herodian-170-240 he wrote about the severin dynasty until 238. Dio cassius who was a contemporary writer because he was writing in his own time. Galen contemporary and was a personal doctor to the emperor: there is a lot of information from galen available but not all is translated and the rest is in german. Pertinax was chosen by the senate to be emperor: he was involved in the conspiracy in the death of commodus. Pertinax was consul twice and was an urban prefect - he was consul of. He was consul in 175 and was proconsul of africa. Pescennius niger april 193 spring 194 ce. Due to the protest in rome on april 9th 193 niger was proclaimed emperor by the syrian army but the people wanted him to emperor as well.
