AR215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Trebonianus Gallus, Severan Dynasty, Gordian Iii
1 Mar 2016
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Severan dynasty of emperors had ruled for 40 years. After septimius, subsequent emperors could not maintain military and administrative duties. Example of problems for scholarship: in 2004, coin of an unknown emperor discovered in britain, his name was domitianus in ad 271, may have temporarily ruled britain. The first emperor of eastern origins (thrace) Launched one of rome"s largest campaigns into germany. Not a lot of building projects in this time, but there were a lot of wars being waged as well as invasions of roman territory. Biographic information is not very reliable and can"t be accurate due to the obscene descriptions: drank 27l of wine a day, ate 40 to 60 pounds of meat a day . His biggest problem was how to pay his troops: relied on tax collecters, who were usually corrupt. Launched huge campaign in germany, always a difficult area to conquer in the past for.
