Dr. Alex Imrie

Because when Severus dies, she is given a couple of really unusual titles by the Senate, which reflect this idea of her as the peace-bringer. She's given the qualities of Pia Felix, so pious and sort of Felix-lucky or happy, and she has made mater sanatus. So she's almost made a de facto guardian of the Senate in their interests to stop these two kids from tearing the empire apart.

Because when Severus dies, she is given a couple of really unusual titles by the Senate, which reflect this idea of her as the peace-bringer. She's given the qualities of Pia Felix, so pious and sort of Felix-lucky or happy, and she has made mater sanatus. So she's almost made a de facto guardian of the Senate in their interests to stop these two kids from tearing the empire apart.

Because when Severus dies, she is given a couple of really unusual titles by the Senate, which reflect this idea of her as the peace-bringer. She's given the qualities of Pia Felix, so pious and sort of Felix-lucky or happy, and she has made mater sanatus. So she's almost made a de facto guardian of the Senate in their interests to stop these two kids from tearing the empire apart.

So we've got the image of Juliet as the rational one. That is not really what we get in the Historia Augusta, of course. The Historia Augusta is not interested in something so mundane as that kind of image. The Historia Augusta tends to use Julia in order to attack Caracalla from whatever angle it chooses at that point.

So we've got the image of Juliet as the rational one. That is not really what we get in the Historia Augusta, of course. The Historia Augusta is not interested in something so mundane as that kind of image. The Historia Augusta tends to use Julia in order to attack Caracalla from whatever angle it chooses at that point.

So we've got the image of Juliet as the rational one. That is not really what we get in the Historia Augusta, of course. The Historia Augusta is not interested in something so mundane as that kind of image. The Historia Augusta tends to use Julia in order to attack Caracalla from whatever angle it chooses at that point.

In the Historia Augusta, we get an allegation that Caracalla and Julia are excessively close, and there's an allegation of an incestuous relationship between the pair. That's in the life of Caracalla. In the life of Geta, we get the sense that

In the Historia Augusta, we get an allegation that Caracalla and Julia are excessively close, and there's an allegation of an incestuous relationship between the pair. That's in the life of Caracalla. In the life of Geta, we get the sense that

In the Historia Augusta, we get an allegation that Caracalla and Julia are excessively close, and there's an allegation of an incestuous relationship between the pair. That's in the life of Caracalla. In the life of Geta, we get the sense that

Julia is not in fact Caracalla's biological mother and that Julia therefore is always championing Geta's cause and the reason for Geta's elevation is owing to Julia's intervention behind the scenes with Severus. Now that ties into the kind of wicked stepmother trope that Caracalla will face as well so there's a lot of literary baggage around here.

Julia is not in fact Caracalla's biological mother and that Julia therefore is always championing Geta's cause and the reason for Geta's elevation is owing to Julia's intervention behind the scenes with Severus. Now that ties into the kind of wicked stepmother trope that Caracalla will face as well so there's a lot of literary baggage around here.

Julia is not in fact Caracalla's biological mother and that Julia therefore is always championing Geta's cause and the reason for Geta's elevation is owing to Julia's intervention behind the scenes with Severus. Now that ties into the kind of wicked stepmother trope that Caracalla will face as well so there's a lot of literary baggage around here.

But my advice to you and your listeners is basically if you want to establish anything about Julia and the Suns, avoid the Historia Augusta. Stick with Herodian because you're getting nothing of real value out of the HE at this point.

But my advice to you and your listeners is basically if you want to establish anything about Julia and the Suns, avoid the Historia Augusta. Stick with Herodian because you're getting nothing of real value out of the HE at this point.

But my advice to you and your listeners is basically if you want to establish anything about Julia and the Suns, avoid the Historia Augusta. Stick with Herodian because you're getting nothing of real value out of the HE at this point.

Okay, so the British campaign was in its third year by this point and had not produced really any decisive outcome. Severus had claimed a quick victory and had given himself and his two sons the imperatorial title of Britannicus. This may well be another reason for the campaign as a whole just to get tea and medals for Caracall and Geta.

Okay, so the British campaign was in its third year by this point and had not produced really any decisive outcome. Severus had claimed a quick victory and had given himself and his two sons the imperatorial title of Britannicus. This may well be another reason for the campaign as a whole just to get tea and medals for Caracall and Geta.

Okay, so the British campaign was in its third year by this point and had not produced really any decisive outcome. Severus had claimed a quick victory and had given himself and his two sons the imperatorial title of Britannicus. This may well be another reason for the campaign as a whole just to get tea and medals for Caracall and Geta.

But they're still stuck there, and it looks like they're going to be stuck there for a while. And in February 2011, the situation changes only with the death of Severus on the frontier. In that moment, we see almost like a light switch.

But they're still stuck there, and it looks like they're going to be stuck there for a while. And in February 2011, the situation changes only with the death of Severus on the frontier. In that moment, we see almost like a light switch.