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Rediscovering the "Lost" Roman Caesar: Septimius Severus the African and Eurocentric Historiography

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	Abstract

The aim of this article is to rescue, as much as possible, the history of the African Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus in order to adequately place him, with his considerable faults and achievements, in the continental record of Africa. Thus, the authors present the reader with a general overview of the life and career of Severus, emphasizing the African character of his experience and that of his companions who worked to secure him the position of Emperor of Rome. They then interrogate the "identity" issues surrounding Severus’s history in order to rediscover his place in the history of the Roman Empire.

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