The Eastern Roman Empire under the Severans : Old Connections, new Beginnings?

The Eastern Roman Empire under the Severans : Old Connections, new Beginnings?

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FörlagVandenhoeck & Ruprecht
ISBN9783647302515

The year of the four emperors in AD 193 shows the cosmopolitan interconnectedness of the Roman Empire, yet scholarship has long framed the Severan dynasty in a narrative of descent stressing their North African and in particular their Syrian origins. The contributions of this volume question this co