Emperor Alexander Severus

Author : John S. McHugh
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473845823
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperor Alexander Severus written by John S. McHugh and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Severus' is full of controversy and contradictions. He came to the throne through the brutal murder of his cousin, Elagabalus, and was ultimately assassinated himself. The years between were filled with regular uprisings and rebellions, court intrigue (the Praetorian Guard slew their commander at the Emperor's feet) and foreign invasion. Yet the ancient sources generally present his reign as a golden age of just government, prosperity and religious tolerance Not yet fourteen when he became emperor, Alexander was dominated by his mother, Julia Mammaea and advisors like the historian, Cassius Dio. In the military field, he successfully checked the aggressive Sassanid Persians but some sources see his Persian campaign as a costly failure marked by mutiny and reverses that weakened the army. When Germanic and Sarmatian tribes crossed the Rhine and Danube frontiers in 234, Alexander took the field against them but when he attempted to negotiate to buy time, his soldiers perceived him as weak, assassinated him and replaced him with the soldier Maximinus Thrax. John McHugh reassesses this fascinating emperor in detail.

Author : John S McHugh
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
ISBN 13 : 9781473845817
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emperor Alexander Severus written by John S McHugh and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Severus' is full of controversy and contradictions. He came to the throne through the brutal murder of his cousin, Elagabalus, and was ultimately assassinated himself. The years between were filled with regular uprisings and rebellions, court intrigue (the Praetorian Guard slew their commander at the Emperor's feet) and foreign invasion. Yet the ancient sources generally present his reign as a golden age of just government, prosperity and religious tolerance Not yet fourteen when he became emperor, Alexander was dominated by his mother, Julia Mammaea and advisors like the historian, Cassius Dio. In the military field, he successfully checked the aggressive Sassanid Persians but some sources see his Persian campaign as a costly failure marked by mutiny and reverses that weakened the army. When Germanic and Sarmatian tribes crossed the Rhine and Danube frontiers in 234, Alexander took the field against them but when he attempted to negotiate to buy time, his soldiers perceived him as weak, assassinated him and replaced him with the soldier Maximinus Thrax. John McHugh reassesses this fascinating emperor in detail.

Author : Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Alexander Severus written by Sir Richard Valentine Nind Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan Easchbach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783963600258
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Army of Maximinus Thrax written by Jan Easchbach and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine written by Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier and published by . This book was released on 1761 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Conor Whately
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781407314754
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exercitus Moesiae written by Conor Whately and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a military organisational history of the Roman Empire on the lower Danube from the emperor Augustus (r. 27 BC-AD 14) to the emperor Severus Alexander (r. AD 222-235). Using a diverse body of evidence, from Roman military diplomas to funerary inscriptions and literary sources, the book looks at changes in troop disposition involving the legions, auxiliary units, the vexillations and the naval units based in Moesia Superior and Inferior, and around the northern and western coasts of the Black Sea. The book also examines the emplacement of the region's units, and contextualises both the disposition of troops and their emplacement in terms of regional strategy and the strategy of the empire as a whole. Besides the discussion and analysis, the book also includes detailed maps of the region and useful tables that summarise the results.

Author : Maurice Platnauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life and Reign of the Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus written by Maurice Platnauer and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1468311530
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron & Rust written by Harry Sidebottom and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military hero enters a world of intrigue as he becomes the new Roman emperor in this series opener for fans of Bernard Cromwell & George R. R. Martin. Blending heart-pounding action and historical accuracy, Harry Sidebottom’s bestselling Warrior of Rome series took readers from the shouts of the battlefield to the whisperings of the emperor’s inner circle. Now, Sidebottom sets his sights on one of the bloodiest periods of Roman history—the Year of the Six Emperors. In spring AD 235, a surprise attack and the brutal murder of Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty. Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome unconditionally. The Senators praise the new Emperor with elaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who was once a shepherd boy? In the north, as the merciless war against the barbarians consumes men and treasure, rebellion and personal tragedy drive Maximinus to desperate extremes, bloody revenge, and the borders of sanity . . . Iron & Rust creates a world both sophisticated and brutal, yet firmly rooted in history. Game of Thrones-meets-300: Rise of an Empire, this is a world of intrigue, murder, passion, and war—a world where men will kill to sit on the Throne of the Caesars. Praise for Iron & Rust “[Sidebottom] paints a rich and thorough picture of the Roman world, complete with intrigue and brutality.” —Historical Novel Society

Author : Paul N. Pearson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510708758
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maximinus Thrax written by Paul N. Pearson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length biography of the half-barbarian emperor. Maximinus was a Thracian tribesman “of frightening appearance and colossal size” who could smash stones with his bare hands and pull fully laden wagons unaided. Such feats impressed the emperor Severus who enlisted Maximinus into the imperial bodyguard whereupon he embarked on a distinguished military career. Eventually he achieved senior command in the massive Roman invasion of Persia in 232 AD, and three years later he became emperor himself in a military coup—the first common soldier ever to assume the imperial throne. Supposedly more than seven feet tall (it is likely he had a pituitary disorder), Maximinus was surely one of Rome’s most extraordinary emperors. He campaigned across the Rhine and Danube for three years until a rebellion erupted in Africa and the snobbish senate engaged in civil war against him. This is a narrative account of the life and times of the Thracian giant, from his humble origins up to and beyond the civil war of 238 AD. Replete with accounts of treachery, assassination, and civil war, Maximinus Thrax is written for enthusiasts of Roman history and warfare. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : RICHARD VALENTINE NIND. HOPKINS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033751350
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book LIFE OF ALEXANDER SEVERUS written by RICHARD VALENTINE NIND. HOPKINS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: