http://suscopts.org/w/index.php?title=Septimius_Severus&feed=atom&action=historySeptimius Severus - Revision history2024-03-29T01:02:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.28.0http://suscopts.org/w/index.php?title=Septimius_Severus&diff=353&oldid=prevNshehad: Created page with "Founder of the African dynasty of Roman emperors, borne at Leptis Magna in Africa, 11 April, 146; died at York, England, 4 February, 211. Severus came from a family that had ..."2012-10-12T20:06:59Z<p>Created page with "Founder of the African dynasty of Roman emperors, borne at Leptis Magna in Africa, 11 April, 146; died at York, England, 4 February, 211. Severus came from a family that had ..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Founder of the African dynasty of Roman emperors, borne at Leptis Magna in Africa, 11 April, <br />
146; died at York, England, 4 February, 211. Severus came from a family that had become Roman <br />
citizens. In his career as an official at Rome and in the provinces he had been favored by the Emperor <br />
Marcus Aurelius. In the reign of Commodus he was appointed legate of the fourth legion on the <br />
Euphrates; this gave him the opportunity to become acquainted with affairs in the East. He married <br />
Julia Domna, a member of a priestly family of Emesa, who was the mother of Caracalla and Geta. <br />
When the Emperor Pertinax was killed by the mutinous soldiers at Rome, Severus, who was then <br />
governor of Upper Pannonia, was proclaimed emperor. During the reign of Severus the fifth <br />
persecution of the Christians broke out. He forbade conversion to Judaism and to Christianity. The <br />
persecution raged especially in Syria and Africa. In 203 Saints Perpetua and Felicitas and their <br />
companions suffered martyrdom at Carthage. Lionidas, Origen’s father, Putamnia, Basil the solider <br />
were of the famous martyrs during his reign.</div>Nshehad