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	Strength and Confidence	104
	Their specious Claims	105
	They offer the Empire to Sale	105
193	It is purchased by Julian	106
	Julian is acknowledged by the Senate	106
	Takes possession of the Palace	107
	The public Discontent	107
	The Armies of Britain, Syria, and Pannonia, declare against Julian	108
	Clodius Albinus in Britain	108
	Pescennius Niger in Syria	109
	Pannonia and Dalmatia	111
193	Septimius Severus	111
	Declared Emperor by the Pannonian Legions	111
	Marches into Italy	112
	Advances towards Rome	112
	Distress of Julian	113
	His uncertain Conduct	113
	Is deserted by the Prætorians	113
	Is condemned and executed by Order of the Senate	114
	Disgrace of the Prætorian Guards	114
	Funeral and Apotheosis of Pertinax	115
193-197	Success of Severus against Niger and against Albinus	115
	Conduct of the two Civil Wars	116
	Arts of Severus	116
	Towards Niger	116
	Towards Albinus	117
	Event of the Civil Wars	118
	Decided by one or two Battles	118
	Siege of Byzantium	119
	Death of Niger and Albinus	120
	Cruel Consequences of the Civil Wars	120
	Animosity of Severus against the Senate	120
	The Wisdom and Justice of his Government	121
	General Peace and Prosperity	121
	Relaxation of Military Discipline	122
	New Establishment of the Prætorian Guards	122
	The Office of Prætorian Præfect	123
	The Senate oppressed by Military Despotism	124
	New Maxims of the Imperial Prerogative	124

CHAPTER VI

The Death of Severus—Tyranny of Caracalla—Usurpation of Macrinus—Follies of Elagabalus—Virtues of Alexander Severus—Licentiousness of the Army—General State of the Roman Finances

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	Greatness and Discontent of Severus	126
	His wife the Empress Julia	126
	Their two sons, Caracalla and Geta	127
	Their mutual Aversion to each other	127
	Three Emperors	128