Greatness & Discontent of Severus; His Wife Empress Julia —
Their two Sons, Caracalla & Geta
Their mutual Aversion;
Three Emperors
| AD | Event | |||||
| 208 | Caledonian War— Fingal & his Heroes Contrast Caledonians & Romans; Ambition of Caracalla | |||||
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| 211 | Death of Severus, & Accession of his two Sons; Jealousy & Hatred of the two Emperors; Fruitless Negotiation for dividing the Empire | |||||
| 212 | Murder of Geta; Remorse & Cruelty of Caracalla; Death of Papinian | |||||
| 213 | His Tyranny extended over the whole Empire; Relaxation of Discipline | |||||
| 217 | Murder of Caracalla; Imitation of Alexander; Election & Character of Macrinus; Discontent of the Senate; Discontent of the Army; Macrinus attempts a Reformation of the Army; Death of the Empress Julia; Education, Pretensions, & Revolt of Elagabalus — called at first Bassianus & Antoninus | |||||
| 218 | Defeat & Death of Macrinus; Elagabalus writes to the Senate | |||||
| 219 | Picture of Elagabalus—His Superstition, Luxury; Contempt of Decency, Discontents of the Army | |||||
| 221 | Alexander Severus declared Caesar | |||||
| 222 | Sedition of the Guards, Murder of Elagabalus; Accession of Alexander Severus; Power of his Mother Mamaea; His Administration ; Education & Temper of Alexander; his Journal | |||||
| 222 — 235 | General Happiness of the Roman World;
Alexander refuses the Name of Antoninus—
tries to reform the Army;
Seditions of the Praetorian Guards & Murder of Ulpian;
Danger of Dion Cassius; Tumults of the Legions Firmness of the Emperor; Defects of his Reign & Character; Finances of the Empire; Establishment of the Tribute on Roman Citizens; Abolition of the Tribute; Tributes of the Provinces Of — Asia, Egypt, Gaul, Africa, & Spain, Of the Isle of Gyarus — Revenue | |||||
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| Regulations of the Emperors; Edict of Caracalla; Freedom of City given to all Provincials; Temporary Reduction of Tribute; Consequences of universal Freedom of Rome | ||||||