Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome

Standard Name: Septimius Severus,, Emperor of Rome
Used Form: Septimus Severus

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Textual Production Sara Maitland
This is the earliest text written in Latin and known to be by a woman: Perpetua's story or prison diary
Newman, Barbara. “My Feet Are Cut Off”. London Review of Books, Vol.
31
, No. 23, pp. 38-9.
38
of the events which led to her being executed under the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
Textual Features Bernardine Evaristo
The protagonist, Zuleika, is a smart-talking Nubian,
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
5126 (29 June 2001): 24
child of Sudanese immigrants to the city who have made good and own a string of shops. They marry their daughter at eleven...
Textual Features Michael Field
The remarkable Julia Domna, wife of emperor Septimius Severus , was skilled in politics. She was with her husband when he died at York in the Roman province of Britain. The tragedy's action is...

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7 March 203: In the reign of the Emperor Septimius Severus,...

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7 March 203

In the reign of the Emperor Septimius Severus , Perpetua , author of the earliest surviving text in Latin by a woman, was martyred at Carthage in North Africa.

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