. L'histoire des nations anciennes : un livre de texte pour les écoles secondaires . qui a suivi, Septimius Severus, com-mander du légionsupon du Danube, a désféré ses rivaux et a été proclamé empereur.Severus est né en Afrique du nord. Ainsi, une nouvelle portion de l'Empire était représentée dans le bureau des empereurs.le nouveau dirigeant était un soldat brut et violent, qui marqua son avènement à Rome et sa conquête de son rival par des bloodyexécutions. Il a été le premier des empereurs-soldats à avoir tant fait au troisième siècle pour détruire l'ancienne culture de l'État romain. L'occurrence la plus notable de l'hisregne est le grand

• Contributeur: Reading Room 2020 / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2CDYRX0
• Taille du fichier: 7,1 MB (365,3 KB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 1777 x 1406 px | 30,1 x 23,8 cm | 11,8 x 9,4 inches | 150dpi

Informations supplémentaires

Cette image appartient au domaine public, ce qui signifie que le droit d’auteur a expiré ou que le titulaire du droit d’auteur a renoncé à ses droits. Les frais facturés par Alamy couvrent l’accès à la copie haute résolution de l’image.

Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.

. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . which followed, Septimius Severus, com-mander of the legionsupon the Danube, de-feated his rivals and wasproclaimed emperor.Severus was born in nor-thern Africa. Thus a newportion of the Empire was represented in the emperors office.The new ruler was a raw and violent soldier, who markedhis advent in Rome and his conquest of his rival by bloodyexecutions. He was the first of the soldier-emperors whodid so much in the third century to destroy the old cultureof the Roman state. The most notable occurrence of hisreign is the great decrease in the power of the Senate. Theold Senatorial treasury was taken away from the Senatescontrol and joined to the fiscus. Many offices formerlyheld by senators were now put in the hands of the knightsor other retainers of the emperor. The double rule of theSenate and emperor was ended, and a monarchy whichapproached despotism took its place. 550. House of Severus, 211-235 A. D.—Under Caracalla, (211-217 a. d.), the son and successor of Septimius Severus, . Soldiers of the Pr.etorian Guard. The temple is one dedicated to the Capitoline Jupiter. Relief in the Louvre. THE DECLINE OF GRECO-ROMAN CIVILIZATION 439 the famous edict was passed by which all free-born men inthe domain of the Roman Empire were made citizens. Thereason for this lies in the desire of Caracalla to obtain fromthe greatest number possible the five per cent tax on inheri-tances, which could only be levied on citizens. This edictcloses the long period of the spread of Roman citizenship.During the Social War of 90-88 b. c, it had been extendedover Italy. Through Julius Caesar, Claudius, Vespasian, and the Antonines, the scope of citizenship had been widened, until Caracalla made it general. The three successors of the house of Septimius Severus wereall slain by the soldiers. The last of them, Alexander Severus, tried to be a good ruler, but was too weak to meet the condi-tions of the time. The soldiers even

Recherche dans la banque de photos par tags

• bookcentury1900
• bookdec
• bookyear1912
• livresubjecthistoryancient