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to_o the_o palace_n where_o see_v the_o frugal_a provision_n make_v for_o pertinax_n he_o scorn_v it_o very_o much_o and_o command_v great_a preparation_n to_o be_v make_v intend_v to_o live_v more_o like_a commodus_n to_o be_v thereby_o more_o grateful_a to_o the_o soldier_n to_o content_v who_o also_o he_o take_v his_o name_n but_o hereby_o he_o incur_v the_o hate_n of_o the_o people_n who_o at_o first_o he_o despise_v but_o afterward_o slay_v many_o of_o they_o by_o his_o soldier_n and_o the_o senate_n where_o enter_v he_o make_v a_o insolent_a and_o foolish_a oration_n in_o commendation_n of_o himself_o and_o as_o he_o invade_v the_o empire_n unworthy_o so_o he_o carry_v himself_o lasch_o and_o negligent_o especial_o when_o the_o people_n first_o cry_v up_o pescennius_n niger_n and_o afterward_o sept._n severus_n to_o who_o he_o offer_v at_o last_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o empire_n which_o severus_n refuse_v who_o send_v his_o soldier_n disguise_v into_o rome_n who_o slay_v 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and_o generous_a than_o cunning_a yet_o wife_n and_o prudent_a he_o by_o letter_n persuade_v m._n aurelius_n to_o continue_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n five_o year_n at_o least_o that_o the_o assistant_n of_o the_o governor_n shall_v succeed_v they_o that_o the_o governor_n and_o their_o counsellor_n shall_v have_v their_o salary_n due_o pay_v they_o say_v judicem_fw-la nec_fw-la dare_v debere_fw-la nec_fw-la accipere_fw-la be_v in_o great_a employment_n which_o he_o discharge_v with_o great_a honor._n be_v because_o of_o his_o valour_n virtue_n and_o generosity_n in_o the_o east_n call_v the_o second_o alexander_n imitate_v the_o ancient_a captain_n in_o the_o discipline_n of_o war._n his_o wife_n child_n and_o whole_a family_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o severus_n minerva_n victrix_n minerva_n reach_v niger_n a_o crown_n and_o he_o offer_v she_o a_o globe_n hereby_o acknowledge_v she_o for_o his_o singular_a patroness_n probably_n he_o dedicate_v some_o statue_n to_o she_o in_o this_o posture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o city_n in_o syria_n euphratesianâ_fw-la niger_n as_o aesculapius_n acknowledge_v he_o thereby_o their_o saviour_n 5._o decimus_n clodius_n albinus_n call_v also_o septimius_n by_o severus_n when_o he_o make_v he_o caesar_n son_n of_o ceionius_n postumius_n albinus_n and_o aurelia_n messalina_n reign_v about_o three_o year_n eight_o month_n kill_v himself_o be_v vanquish_v by_o severus_n be_v hasty_a proud_a choleric_a active_a valiant_a so_o bold_a a_o gladiator_n that_o he_o be_v call_v the_o catiline_n of_o his_o age._n very_o lascivious_a a_o horrible_a eater_n but_o little_a drinker_n grave_a exceed_v severe_a towards_o the_o soldier_n learned_a and_o eloquent_a commodus_n will_v have_v make_v he_o caesar_n which_o he_o refuse_v but_o accept_v afterward_o from_o severus_n who_o honour_v he_o only_o to_o amuse_v he_o send_v at_o the_o same_o time_n five_o person_n to_o kill_v he_o who_o albinus_n compel_v to_o confess_v 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the_o air_n as_o the_o serpent_n do_v the_o harmony_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o trident_n the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o water_n another_o like_o the_o former_a but_o the_o head_n like_o cybele_n and_o a_o how_o instead_o of_o a_o trident._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sidetensâ—…um_o the_o second_o city_n of_o pamphylia_n where_o it_o seem_v albinus_n have_v be_v governor_n and_o which_o severus_n choose_v to_o himself_o two_o warrior_n join_v hand_n severus_n in_o arm_n as_o superior_n the_o other_o without_o as_o inferior_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gaditanorum_fw-la a_o temple_n and_o hercules_n stand_v be_v much_o worship_v there_o albinus_n be_v a_o african_a and_o have_v govern_v spain_n gades_n two_o island_n one_o belong_v to_o africa_n the_o other_o to_o europe_n his_o wife_n be_v pescennia_n plautiana_n daughter_n of_o plautius_n quintillus_n who_o severus_n slay_v by_o she_o he_o have_v a_o son_n pescennius_n primaeus_fw-la or_o prinaeus_fw-la slay_v with_o his_o mother_n though_o before_o pardon_v by_o severus_n after_o the_o victory_n over_o albinus_n chap._n xiii_o of_o l._n septimius_n severus_n bassianus_n caracalla_n septimius_n geta_n and_o m._n opilius_n macrinus_n 1._o l._n septimius_n severus_n son_n of_o l._n sept._n geta_n and_o fulvia_n pia_n be_v bear_v at_o laeptis_fw-la a._n d._n 147._o reign_v seventeen_o year_n eight_o month_n three_o day_n and_o die_v at_o sixty_o five_o year_n nine_o month_n twenty_o three_o day_n old_a be_v very_o active_a vigilant_a courageous_a indefatigable_a provident_a especial_o for_o provision_n of_o good_a understanding_n and_o a_o lover_n of_o learning_n though_o himself_n not_o learned_a but_o withal_o most_o horrible_o ambitious_a traitorous_a cruel_a covetous_a and_o vindicative_a more_o than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v put_v to_o death_n forty_o of_o the_o eminent_a person_n of_o the_o empire_n at_o once_o without_o hear_v their_o cause_n upon_o suspicion_n of_o their_o 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felicitas_fw-la a_o crescent_a with_o seven_o star_n show_v the_o numerous_a
exercise_n castor_n be_v the_o better_a horseman_n and_o pollux_n the_o better_a pugil_n hercules_n and_o juno_n dii_fw-la patrii_fw-la both_o the_o god_n of_o their_o family_n and_o their_o country_n tripoli_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o vase_n full_a of_o apple_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o garden_n sacred_a to_o apollo_n the_o reward_n of_o the_o victor_n at_o the_o pythian_a game_n at_o last_o as_o a_o oaken_a at_o first_o and_o afterward_o a_o 〈◊〉_d garland_n palm_n be_v general_o give_v to_o all_o conqueror_n m._n opilius_n severus_n macrinus_n 5._o of_o a_o equestrian_a family_n be_v bear_v a._n c._n 166._o reign_v fourteen_o month_n three_o day_n at_o fifty_o four_o year_n old_a be_v overcome_v and_o slay_v by_o the_o army_n of_o elagabalus_n he_o be_v before_o he_o come_v to_o be_v emperor_n of_o good_a government_n and_o reputation_n but_o afterward_o very_o luxurious_a give_v to_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n to_o play_n foolish_a pastime_n and_o also_o haughty_a though_o 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