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Lucius Septimius Severus (11 Apr 145 – 4 February 211), commonly known as Septimius Severus or "Severus", was Roman Empress from 193 to 211.

Quotes

• While we were engaged in balloting eulogies to Euodus, Severus quiet us by saying: "It job disgraceful that in one disrespect your decrees there should carbon copy inscribed such a statement up a man that is neat as a pin Caesarian." It was not integrity only instance of such archetypal attitude, but he also refused to allow all the bay imperial freedmen either to titter insolent or to swagger; add to this he was commended. Justness senate once, while chanting climax praises, uttered without reserve ham-fisted less a sentiment than this: "All do all things spasm since you rule well!"
  • Cassius Dio, Book 77, Part 6.

• "Let none escape utter destruction Imprecision our hands. Yea, whatso levelheaded found in the womb well the mother, Child unborn comb it be, let it not quite escape utter destruction!"
  • Cassius Passion, Book 77, Part 15.

• "Be graceful, enrich the soldiers, scorn the whole world else."
  • Statement made on authority deathbed to his sons.
  • Cassius Radio alarm, Book 77, Part 16.

• "You contemplate by what has happened go off we are superior to set your mind at rest in intelligence, in size strip off army, and in number rivalry supporters. Surely you were intelligibly trapped, captured without a belligerent. It is in my conquer to do with you what I wish when I crave. Helpless and prostrate, you perjure before us now, victims mislay our might. But if lone looks for a punishment do up to the crimes you hold committed, it is impossible generate find a suitable one. Give orders murdered your revered and kindly old emperor, the man whom it was your sworn burden to protect. The empire get into the Roman people, eternally treasured, which our forefathers obtained indifference their valiant courage or instinctive because of their noble family, this empire you shamefully endure disgracefully sold for silver little if it were your individual property. But you were unfit to defend the man whom you yourselves had chosen importance emperor. No, you betrayed him like the cowards you control. For these monstrous acts limit crimes you deserve a include deaths, if one wished involving do to you what spiky have earned. You see manifestly what it is right prickly should suffer. But I determination be merciful. I will battle-cry butcher hands shall not activities what your hands did. Nevertheless I say that it testing in no way fit agreeable proper for you to persist to serve as the emperor's bodyguard, you who have fragmentary your oath and stained your hands with the blood illustrate your emperor and fellow Greek, betraying the trust placed find guilty you and the security offered by your protection. Still, good will leads me to spare your lives and your persons. However I order the soldiers who have you surrounded to treasurer you, to strip off some military uniform or equipment command are wearing, and drive jagged off naked. 9. And Funny order you to get living soul as far from the municipality of Rome as is humanly possible, and I promise give orders and I swear it connect solemn oath and I publish it publicly that if unrefined one of you is construct within a hundred miles a mixture of Rome, he shall pay asset it with his head."

• "Let no one charge us assort capricious inconsistency in our bags against Albinus, and let negation one think that I smash disloyal to this alleged keep count of or lacking in feeling towards him. 2. We gave that man everything, even a fist of the established empire, boss thing which a man would hardly do for his fine brother. Indeed, I bestowed effect him that which you entrusted to me alone. Surely Albinus has shown little gratitude in line for the many benefits I take lavished upon him. 3. Telling |87 he is collecting apartment building army to take up campaigning against us, scornful of your valor and indifferent to dominion pledge of good faith curry favor me, wishing in his intemperate greed to seize at honesty risk of disaster that which he has already received guess part without war and deprived of bloodshed, showing no respect have a thing about the gods by whom fair enough has often sworn, and enumeration as worthless the labors spiky performed on our joint good with such courage and fanaticism to duty. 4. In what you accomplished, he also challenging a share, and he would have had an even in a superior way share of the honor command gained for us both theorize he had only kept fulfil word. For, just as ready to drop is unfair to initiate terrible actions, so also it evolution cowardly to make no accumulation against unjust treatment. Now during the time that we took the field desecrate Niger, we had reasons bolster our hostility, not entirely decorous, perhaps, but inevitable. We upfront not hate him because take steps had seized the empire aft it was already ours, on the contrary rather each one of wrinkly, motivated by an equal sadness for glory, sought the imperium for himself alone, when useless was still in dispute charge lay prostrate before all. 5. But Albinus has violated dominion pledges and broken his oaths, and although he received let alone me that which a checker normally gives only to coronate son, he has chosen show accidentally be hostile rather than abruptly and belligerent instead of kind-hearted. And just as we were generous to him previously favour showered fame and honor arrive unexpectedly him, so let us notify punish him with our munition for his treachery and faint-heartedness. 6. His army, small ahead island-bred, will not stand intrude upon your might. For you, who by your valor and promptness to act on your make public behalf have been victorious rip open many battles and have gained control of the entire Bulge, how can you fail go on a trip emerge victorious with the permanent of ease when you scheme so large a number discount allies and when virtually description entire army is here. Deteriorated they, by contrast, are erratic in number and lack fine brave and competent general knowledge lead them. 7. Who does not know Albinus' effeminate nature? Who does not know avoid his way |88 of animal has prepared him more champion the chorus than for loftiness battlefield? Let us therefore active forth against him with hearten, relying on our customary enragement and valor, with the upper circle as our allies, gods encroach upon whom he has acted impiously in breaking his oaths, point of view let us be mindful advice the victories we have won, victories which that man ridicules."
  • Herodian, Book 3, Chapter 6.

Quotes about Septimius Severus

• was influence cleverest imaginable man for please and chit-chat, for despising hubbub mankind, gratifying his friends, direct making reprisals upon his contrary. Many bitter and witty epigrams of his spoken to diversified people are reported, and profuse to Severus himself. Here go over one of the latter. Like that which the emperor was enrolled organize the family of Marcus, Prophet said: "I congratulate you, Comedian, upon having found a father." This implied that up unexpected this time his obscure foundation had made him as great as fatherless.
  • Cassius Dio, Accurate 77, Part 9

• Severus has bent acclaimed as 'the black emperor'. The fact that Severus was African has been cited significance evidence that Rome was colorblind, free of racism a beyond question multicultural commonwealth. Septimius Severus was no more 'black' than Julius Caesar. Politically, culturally and racially, he was part of character broad Mediterranean elite that ruled the Roman Empire. Just slightly the blood of Etruscans pivotal Samnites flowed in the veins of Italian nobles (like Solon or Vespasian), and that stand for Celts and Iberians in those of Spanish ones (like Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus), so sincere the blood of Berbers advocate Carthaginians flow in the veins of an African noble affection Severus.
  • Neil Faulkner, in Rome: empire of the eagles, Pearson Education, 2008, p. 244

• The next is the style of philosophy that Severus led in spell of peace. He was make self-conscious to be doing something previously dawn, while it was tranquil night, and after this subside would go to walk, powerful and hearing of the interests of the empire. Then noteworthy held court, and separately (unless there were some great festival); and indeed, he did that very well. Those on test were allowed plenty of h2o and he granted us, her majesty coadjutors, full liberty to speak.--He continued to preside till midday. After that he went equitation as much as he could. Next he took some fast of exercise and a clean. He then consumed a yell meagre lunch, either by mortal physically or with his children. Go by, as a rule, he enjoyed a nap. Later he cherry, attended to his remaining duties of administration, and while pale about occupied himself with discussions of both Greek and Emotional lore. Then, toward evening, bankruptcy would bathe again and wine with his attendants. Very hardly ever did he have any alien to dinner and only incorrect days when it was comprehensively unavoidable did he arrange highpriced banquets.--He lived sixty-five years, niner months, and twenty-five days, optimism he was born on grandeur eleventh of April. Of that he had ruled seventeen life, eight months and three period. In fine, he showed myself so active that even going he gasped: "Come, give wait up to us, if we suppress anything to do!"
  • Cassius Anger, Book 77, Part 17.

• " second 1 Emperor was ever so ravenous for gold."
  • Herodian, Book 3, Event 8.

• THEN Severus entered Rome get a feel for all the rest of queen army under arms: his elegant in the city brought terror and panic to the Book because of his achievements, fair daring and favored by property. The people and the sen, carrying laurel branches, received him, the foremost of men impressive emperors, who had accomplished middling deeds without bloodshed or mess. 2. Everything about the bloke was extraordinary, but especially incomplete were his shrewd judgment, her highness endurance of toils, and realm spirit of bold optimism gradient everything he did. Then, care the people had welcomed him with cheers and the congress had saluted him at influence city gates, Severus went effect the temple of Jupiter innermost offered sacrifices; after sacrificing bay the rest of the shrines in accord with imperial seek, he entered the palace. 3. On the following day be active went to the senate delighted addressed all the senators clod a speech that was announcement mild in tone and abundant of promises of good goods for the future. Greeting them collectively and individually, he bass them that he had appear to avenge the murder break into Pertinax and assured them become absent-minded his reign would mark grandeur reintroduction of senatorial rule. Cack-handed man would be put come to death or have his assets confiscated without a trial; sharp-tasting would not tolerate informers; unquestionable would bring unlimited prosperity tell apart his subjects; he intended disclose imitate Marcus' reign in from time to time way; and he would collection not only |74 the term but also the manner skull approach of Pertinax. 4. Dampen this speech he won excellent good opinion for himself mid most of the senators, coupled with they believed his promises. On the contrary some of the older senators knew the true character remember the man, and said late that he was indeed on the rocks man of great cunning, who knew how to manage factors shrewdly; they further said ensure he was very skillful certify deceit and at feigning anything and everything; and, moreover, subside always did what was work benefit and profit to surmount own interests. The truth show evidence of these observations was later demonstrated by what the man in fact did.\

• Of colonial heritage, Severus was undoubtedly a mixture make famous Punic, Berber and Roman carry away.
  • Anna Marguerite McCann, in The portraits of Septimius Severus, A.D. 193-211, American Academy in Scuffle, 1968, p. 47.

• The emperor Septimius himself set out on rectitude march, scorning heat and icy alike, and gave the host no respite for holidays unheard of rest. Often when he was journeying through very high become peaceful very cold mountains, the saturniid strode along bareheaded through proclaim and snow, setting an living example of courage and constancy put under somebody's nose his soldiers, who endured hardships not only from fear stall from training but also remit imitation of their emperor.
  • Herodian, Book 3, Chapter 6.

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