Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from April 193 to February 211 CE. He was of Libyan descent from Lepcis Magna and came from a locally prominent Punic family who had a history of rising to senatorial as well as consular status
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c. 145 CEBirth of Lucius Septimius Severus.
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170 CESeverus enters the Roman senate.
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c. 173 CESeverus is a legatus in Africa.
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c. 175 CESeptimius Severus marries the Punic lady Paccia Marciana.
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187 CESeptimius Severus marries the Syrian lady Julia Domna.
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188 CEBirth of Septimius Severus' and Julia Domna's first son, Bassianus, known as Caracalla.
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189 CESeptimius Severus is proconsul of Sicily. Birth of Geta, his second son.
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190 CESeverus is consul for the first time.
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191 CE - 193 CESeptimius Severus is governor of Pannonia Superior.
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9 Apr 193 CE - 4 Feb 211 CEReign of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus.
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195 CEFirst Parthian war.
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197 CE - 198 CESecond Parthian war.
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197 CESeptimius Severus defeats Albinus at Lugdunum.
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198 CE - 209 CEReign of Caracalla with his father Septimius Severus.
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199 CE - 200 CESeptimius Serverus' trip in Egypt.
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c. 200 CEThe four-way Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus is built at Lepcis Magna.
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203 CEThe Arch of Septimius Severus is built in Rome's Forum Romanum to commemorate victories over the Parthians.
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208 CE - 211 CESeptimius Severus and Caracalla campaign in Scotland, much of the Legio II Augusta is deployed there.
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209 CE - Dec 211 CEReign of Caracalla with his father Septimius Severus and his brother Geta (Feb - Dec 211 only with Geta).
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211 CEDeath of Septimius Severus at Eboracum (York) during his Britain campaign.
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4 Feb 211 CERoman Emperor Septimius Severus dies of illness while on campaign in Britain. His sons Caracalla and Geta succeed him as co-emperors until December 211 when Caracalla has Geta assassinated, along with an estimated 20,000 of his supporters and friends, to assume full control of the Roman Empire.
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216 CEEnd of the architectural project of the Severan forum.
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228 CEA triumphal arch is built at Thugga and dedicated to Septimius Severus.
