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title: Bronze Head of Septimius Severus from Deultum
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22206/bronze-head-of-septimius-severus-from-deultum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-10-10
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# Bronze Head of Septimius Severus from Deultum

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) Head of [Septimius Severus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Septimius_Severus/) from Deultum, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 16 August, 2024.

Bronze head of Septimius Severus (r. 193–211 CE) from a larger-than-life-size statue, found in the forum area of Deultum (Colonia Flavia Pacis Deultensium). The statue, probably about 2 m high, likely formed part of a public or imperial display. The bronze bears evidence of fire damage. Late 2nd–early 3rd century CE.

Deultum Archaeological Museum, Debelt, Bulgaria.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
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### Chicago
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### MLA
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