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The 14 pages that link to Septimius Severus, each with the reason it gives.

• Cassius DioRelated: Dio served under Severus and described his reign as an eyewitness senator.

• Roman imperial successionBroader topic: His accession followed the murder of Pertinax and another competition among army-backed claimants.

• Praetorian GuardRelated: He reshaped the Guard after defeating rivals in the civil wars of 193.

• Roman emperorRelated: His accession after civil war highlights the army’s role in choosing emperors.

• Severan dynastyBroader topic: His victory in the civil wars of 193 established the dynasty.

• CaracallaRelated: His father made Caracalla heir and elevated him to imperial power.

• CommodusRelated: He restored Commodus’s honors to strengthen his own legitimacy through dynastic association.

• Roman military reformsRelated: His reign is associated with higher military pay and changes to legionary recruitment.

• Year of the Five EmperorsBroader topic: His march on Rome displaced Julianus and began the eventual consolidation of power.

• Julia DomnaRelated: Her husband made her empress and brought her into the center of imperial rule.

• Hippodrome of ConstantinopleRelated: He began rebuilding Byzantium after capturing it, including work associated with the Hippodrome.

• Clement of AlexandriaRelated: Clement left Alexandria during the unsettled period around Severus’s reign.

• Severus AlexanderRelated: The dynasty he founded provided the political legacy claimed by Alexander’s family.

• PapinianRelated: Papinian served as a senior legal adviser during Severus’s reign.