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Septimius Severus, The African Emperor

Septimius Severus, The African Emperor

by Anthony Birley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

An engaging, scholarly biography of the Roman emperor (A.D. 146-211) born in North Africa. The early chapters are a good introduction to Leptis Magna and life in Tripolitania. With maps, drawings and illustrations. Originally published in 1971.  (NAF28, $42.95)


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