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British Cinema in the Fifties - Gender, Genre and the New Look

Septimius Severus - The African Emperor

In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explores what was Roman in Septimius background, given that he came from an African city. Birley explors how Roman or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career. He asks whether Septimius was a typical cosmopolitan bureaucrat, a new Hannibal

Friends in High Places

Friends In High Places