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 _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr here_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n end_v his_o supputation_n of_o time_n who_o be_v a_o elder_a or_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n at_o alexandria_n and_o in_o profession_n of_o catechise_v be_v place_v in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o master_n pantaenus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4164_o 194_o ¶_o q._n sosius_n falco_n c._n julius_n fructus_fw-la clarus_n ¶_o after_o commodus_n succeed_v helvius_n pertinax_n the_o twenty_o emperor_n who_o reign_v two_o month_n and_o eight_o and_o twenty_o day_n and_o be_v slay_v by_o his_o own_o soldier_n in_o the_o 68_o year_n of_o his_o age_n dio._n spartian_a herodian_a 1_o 946_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr this_n pertinax_n be_v at_o first_o a_o professor_n of_o grammar_n and_o in_o that_o function_n succeed_v his_o master_n sulpitius_n apollinaris_n the_o greek_n term_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o he_o be_v rather_o affable_a than_o beneficial_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr pescennius_n niger_n be_v by_o the_o army_n in_o syria_n salute_v imperator_n spartian_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr after_o pertinax_n rule_v didius_n julianus_n as_o emperor_n 66._o day_n dio._n spartianus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr septimius_n severus_n after_o that_o didius_n julianus_n be_v slay_v obtain_v the_o empire_n dread_a both_o of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n he_o reign_v seventeen_o year_n eight_o month_n and_o three_o day_n of_o this_o emperor_n this_o be_v the_o doom_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o either_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v bear_v or_o never_o die_v because_o he_o seem_v too_o too_o cruel_a and_o exceed_v profitable_a to_o the_o commonweal_n dio._n spartian_a herodian_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr clodius_n albinus_n be_v by_o the_o army_n in_o gaul_n salute_v emperor_n jul._n capitolin_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4165_o 195_o ¶_o imp._n septimius_n severus_n augustus_n the_o second_o time_n d._n clodius_n ceionius_n septimius_n albinus_n caesar_n the_o second_o time_n sparrianus_n name_v apuleius_n rufinus_n severus_n go_v forth_o with_o a_o army_n against_o niger_n who_o he_o vanquish_v in_o three_o battle_n and_o in_o the_o end_n in_o a_o suburban_a place_n near_o to_o cizicum_n other_o say_v antioch_n command_v he_o to_o be_v behead_v spartian_a herodian_a 2_o 947_o 4166_o 196_o ¶_o q_o flavius_n tertullus_n t._n flavius_n clemens_n a_o end_n of_o the_o war_n against_o pescennius_n niger_n severus_n mind_v to_o make_v war_n against_o clodius_n albinus_n 3_o 948_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr during_o the_o noise_n of_o so_o many_o war_n the_o controversy_n be_v very_o hot_a about_o easter_n day_n between_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o asia_n for_o which_o victor_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n will_v needs_o excommunicate_v the_o bishop_n of_o asia_n unto_o who_o by_o letter_n polycrates_n the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n and_o irenaeus_n the_o bishop_n of_o lion_n do_v answer_v and_o irenaeus_n very_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o for_o the_o difference_n about_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n the_o concord_n of_o doctrine_n and_o of_o faith_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v break_v or_o dissolve_v eusebius_n lib._n 5._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr artemon_n the_o heretic_n raise_v trouble_v in_o the_o church_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4167_o 197_o ¶_o c._o domitius_n dexter_n the_o second_o time_n l._n valerius_n messala_n thraseas_n priscus_n  _fw-fr 4_o 949_o 4168_o 198_o ¶_o ap._n claudius_n lateranus_n m._n marius_n titius_n rufinus_n severus_n overcom_v clodius_n albinus_n at_o lion_n set_v the_o city_n on_o fire_n and_o send_v the_o head_n of_o albinus_n to_o rome_n herodian_a spartian_a and_o other_o 5_o 950_o 4169_o 199_o ¶_o ti._n alterius_fw-la saturninus_n c._n annius_n trebonius_n gallus_n when_o severus_n be_v return_v to_o rome_n he_o deal_v cruel_o with_o the_o friend_n of_o albinus_n and_o with_o the_o principal_a noble_n herodian_a and_o other_o 6_o 951_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr m._n aurelius_n antoninus_fw-la the_o son_n be_v by_o his_o father_n salute_v emperor_n the_o 6._o day_n of_o may_n reign_v with_o he_o 13._o year_n herodian_a with_o other_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4170_o 200_o ¶_o p._n cornelius_n anullinus_n the_o second_o time_n marcus_z aufidius_z fronto_n severus_n turn_v the_o war_n into_o the_o east_n against_o barsenius_n k._n of_o the_o atrenians_n dio._n herodian_a 7_o 952_o 4171_o 201_o ¶_o ti_fw-mi claudius_n severus_n c._n aufidius_n victorinus_n the_o king_n of_o armenia_n make_v a_o league_n with_o severus_n 8_o 953_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr abgarus_n king_n of_o the_o osroen_v yield_v himself_o and_o give_v his_o son_n for_o hostage_n after_o this_o severus_n waste_v arabia_n the_o happy_a herodian_a spartian_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4172_o 202_o ¶_o l._n annius_n fabianus_n m._n nonius_n mucianus_n severus_n vanquisheth_z the_o adiabenes_n he_o besiege_v atras_n a_o city_n of_o barsenius_n in_o vain_a herodian_a spartian_a 9_o 954_o 4173_o 203_o ¶_o 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