History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ,100)Severus and Aurelius Antoninus are both tin relied and wear the paludamt ntum. This engravedstone merits, both by the beauty of the material and the excellence of the workmanship, to biplaced beside the cameo representing the family of Severus. See later, p . 3 Eckhel, vii. 109 and 173; Dion, Ixxv. 7; Spart., Sev. 10. At this time first appearedthe formula : imperator destinatus. Cf. L. Renier, Tnscr. tTAlg., No. 1,826. 4 A coin of the year 195, in which Severus bears the title of the son of Marc
History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . ,100)Severus and Aurelius Antoninus are both tin relied and wear the paludamt ntum. This engravedstone merits, both by the beauty of the material and the excellence of the workmanship, to biplaced beside the cameo representing the family of Severus. See later, p . 3 Eckhel, vii. 109 and 173; Dion, Ixxv. 7; Spart., Sev. 10. At this time first appearedthe formula : imperator destinatus. Cf. L. Renier, Tnscr. tTAlg., No. 1,826. 4 A coin of the year 195, in which Severus bears the title of the son of Marcus him holding in his hand a Victory and being crowned by Rome (Cohen, iii. 2!18.) 6 Dion, lxxvi. 9. 196 THE AFRICAN AND SYRIAN PRINCES, 180 TO 235 a. d. the principal actor, namely, the adoptive father, who had been deadfor fifteen years. But in some way or another imperial omnipotenceobviated this difficulty, as Galba had done in the case of he adrogated1 without curiate assembly, in virtue of hisoffice of Pontifex Maximus, and as Nerva had done in the case. CLODIUS of the absent Trajan, although the presence and the consent ofthe person adopted were necessary. Severus was also PontifexMaximus, and what was legal in the case of a person absent wasequally so in respect to one who was dead. Henceforth in theinscriptions of Severus. above all his other titles is placed his 1 In respect to the adoptio and adrogatio, see Vol. V. p. 530. After the time of Diocle-tian the adrogatio was made by mere imperial rescript (Code, vii. 48, 2). - Bust in the Campana .Museum, found in the Roman Campagna (Henry ilcs Marbres du Musee Campana, No. 103). COM MODUS, PERTINAX, JULIANUS, SEVERUS, 180 TO 211 a. d. 197 descent from the Antonines, and his sepulchral nrn was depositedin their tomb. This singular act had a double motive. Severns designed todraw upon his family the splendor of the most illustrious of theimperial dynasties, the famous
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