Who was Septimius Severus?
Q: Who was Septimius Severus?
A: Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 193 AD to 211.
Q: Where was he born?
A: He was born in Leptis Magna, which is located in the province of Africa.
Q: Who did he marry?
A: He married Julia Domna, who hailed from Syria.
Q: What year did he seize power?
A: He seized power in 193 during the Year of the Five Emperors after the death of Emperor Pertinax.
Q: Who were his rival claimants?
A: His rival claimants were generals Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus.
A:He defeated Niger at the Battle of Issus in 194 and Albinus at the Battle of Lugdunum three years later.
Q:What other campaigns did he fight during his reign ?
A:During his reign, Severus waged a brief war against the Parthian Empire and sacked their capital Ctesiphon in 197. In 202, he campaigned in Africa against the Garamantes, briefly taking their capital Garama and expanding the southern frontier of the empire radically. Late in his reign, he fought against Picts in Caledonia and strengthened Hadrian's Wall in Britain.
