HIST 1061 Lecture 36: The Severan Dynasty
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After commodus" assassination in 192, the year of 6 emperors followed. The praterorian guard elected helvius pertinax who was quickly assassinated. Didius julianus bought the position and was executed for buying the position. Servius septimus was then selected emperor over niger. He was very into the arts and builds the arch of. It is built directly across from the arch of augustus. On the arch, there is a triumph celebrating one of his victories. Septimus also built a massive private bath complex. Across from that he built the sepizoidium right in front of it. The sepizoidium is a massive building dedicated to north african culture. Ser(cid:448)ius adopts hi(cid:373)self i(cid:374)to the a(cid:374)to(cid:374)i(cid:374)e fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) a(cid:374)d re(cid:448)erses co(cid:373)(cid:373)odus" da(cid:373)(cid:374)atio(cid:374) so he is not associated with a damned emperor. He does not defeat parthia but he establishes more secure boundaries at parthia. Parthia would then collapse but not because of rome but because of the sasanids.
