History of War

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS

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Emperor Septimius Severus arrives in Britain and strengthen­s Hadrian’s Wall, before making plans to invade Caledonia and expand the empire north. He dies at Eboracum (York) in 211 CE and is succeeded by his sons Caracalla and

Geta, who are with him on campaign but abandon the plans to invade further north. They take the emperor’s ashes back to Rome.

 ?? ?? A Roman coin depicting the Emperor Septimius Severus
A Roman coin depicting the Emperor Septimius Severus

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