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Название: Septimius Severus & the Roman Army
Автор: Michael Sage
Издательство: Pen & Sword
Год: 2020
Страниц: 242
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 15 MB

This is a new survey of Severus reign with particular emphasis on his military campaigns against the Parthians and the Garamantes in North Africa. The assassination of Emperor Commodus in 192 sparked a civil war. Septimius Severus emerged as the eventual victor and his dynasty (the Severans) ruled until 235. He fought numerous campaigns, against both internal rivals and external enemies, extending the Empire to the east (adding Mesopotamia), the south (in Africa) and the north (beyond Hadrian's Wall). The military aspects of his reign, including his reforms of the army, are the main focus of this new study.