When1: 193
When2: 211
Who: Septimius Severus [Severus, Septimius]
What: emperor
Where: Rome, Italy
Detail: He lived 146 to 211 and was Libyan general. He built chain of forts and long ditches in north Africa. He was member of equestrian class, with army and administrative experience in Roman Empire. Emperor became absolute master, without preserving legal forms. The prefect became head of civil administration and judges in Rome. He devalued currency, gave power to army, set high taxes, and caused high inflation, which led to civil war, which he won, and to foreign wars, which he won with some losses.
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