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- Was Septimius Severus a Black Roman Emperor?
Septimius Severus was certainly African, because he was born in Leptis Magna, a city on the African continent, but this does not necessarily mean that he was what most people today would consider black, since there are many people who were born in Africa who are not normally considered black
- Septimius Severus - Wikipedia
Septimius Severus does not mention her in his autobiography, though he commemorated her with statues when he became emperor The unreliable Historia Augusta claims that Marciana and Severus had two daughters, but no other attestation of them has survived
- No, Septimius Severus Wasn’t the First Black Roman Emperor Because He . . .
Septimius Severus was a Roman emperor who hailed from present-day Libya, making him African, but he was not black
- Was Septimius Severus a Black Roman Emperor? - History Hogs
Septimius Severus undoubtedly holds the distinction of being Rome’s first African-born Emperor and the architect of the Severan Dynasty Yet, the assertion that he should be termed a “black” Roman Emperor requires a more nuanced view
- Were there actually any Black Roman emperors? : r AskHistorians - Reddit
Whether Septimius Severus would be considered "black" today is an impossible question
- So Severus was indeed black ? : r ancientrome - Reddit
Septimius Severus was of Italian (Roman) decent from his mother’s side, and Punic (Carthaginian) decent from his fathers side Whereas it is indeed possible that he was of darker complexion of former Roman Emperors, to clam he was “black” in the modern sense is purely modern revisionism
- Challenging the whiteness of classics – remembering the Black Romans
Septimius Severus was a Roman general who became emperor in 193 CE He was born in Leptis Magna in modern Libya Almost all depictions of Severus are statues or on coins They show him as
- Was Septimius Severus Romes Black Emperor? : r AskHistorians - Reddit
Was Septimius Severus Rome's Black Emperor? I've heard a lot about Rome's "black emperor" Septimius Severus, though all I've been able to verify on my own is that he was from where we would now call Libya
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