Septimus Severus and Julia Belle on a coin
A very beautiful piece whose heroes are the Libyan Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and the beautiful Syrian woman Julia.
Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus (in English: Lucius Septimius Severus) or "Severus I", who was Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus. (April 11, 145 - February 4, 211), the twenty-first Roman Emperor (193-211) was born in the city of Leptis Magna, the capital of the Tripoli region at the time (one of the cities of western Libya today), which was then considered part of the Roman province of Africa, in the year 193 during the year in which It was known as the Year of the Five Emperors.
Julia Domna was a noble Syrian woman from the royal family ruling Emesa. Julia Domna was born to a Homs family in the city of Emesa (modern Homs) in the year 170 AD. Her family was famous for serving the God of Homs, the Akabalas - the sun god. Her father Bassianus was the high priest in the city’s temple. Julia grew up In Emesa and there it was taken Her education and high culture, and she became famous for a prophecy saying that she would be queen after her marriage. This prophecy was heard by the commander of the Roman forces in the province of Syria, Septim Severus, and his first wife had died, so he hastened to ask for Julia’s hand from her father in 187 AD. As for Septim Sefer, he was born in 146 AD in Leptis (today’s Leptis).
He rose in the Roman hierarchy under the rule of Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. He came to power after the death of Emperor Pertinax.
Septim Sever and Domina, who gave birth to the emperors Caracalla and Geta
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