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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 24803854, member: 99456"]Heliopolis was formally granted status as a colonie with <i>ius italicum</i> after the civil wars that led to Septimius Severus becoming emperor. The full name of the colon<i>y Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolitana</i>, suggest that it may have been founded by Augustus. </p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>"The city of Heliopolis also received the title of an Italian colony from the divine Severus, on account of services rendered during the Civil War."</p><p>-Ulpian, On Taxes, <a href="https://www.livius.org/sources/content/cj-digests/tyres-juridical-status/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livius.org/sources/content/cj-digests/tyres-juridical-status/" rel="nofollow"><u>50.15.1.2</u></a></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>This gave the colony the same rights as cities on Italian soil and punished Berytus for supporting Pescennius Niger. Two Syrian governors became emperor during the year of five emperors (193 AD): Pertinax (a former governor of Syria) and Pescennius Niger (governor of Syria at the time that he was declared emperor). Septimius Severus split the province of Syria in two - to reduce the risk that a unified Syria offered for a high powered proconsul (governor) to emerge. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin drew my attention with the attractive portraits of Septimius Severus and Tyche of Heliopolis.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1587305[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Notes:</b> for more on this coin and the year of five emperors, see: <a href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/city-of-the-sun" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sullacoins.com/post/city-of-the-sun" rel="nofollow">https://www.sullacoins.com/post/city-of-the-sun</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Post your coins of Syria, Septimius Severus, Tyche - or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 24803854, member: 99456"]Heliopolis was formally granted status as a colonie with [I]ius italicum[/I] after the civil wars that led to Septimius Severus becoming emperor. The full name of the colon[I]y Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Heliopolitana[/I], suggest that it may have been founded by Augustus. [INDENT]"The city of Heliopolis also received the title of an Italian colony from the divine Severus, on account of services rendered during the Civil War." -Ulpian, On Taxes, [URL='https://www.livius.org/sources/content/cj-digests/tyres-juridical-status/'][U]50.15.1.2[/U][/URL][/INDENT] This gave the colony the same rights as cities on Italian soil and punished Berytus for supporting Pescennius Niger. Two Syrian governors became emperor during the year of five emperors (193 AD): Pertinax (a former governor of Syria) and Pescennius Niger (governor of Syria at the time that he was declared emperor). Septimius Severus split the province of Syria in two - to reduce the risk that a unified Syria offered for a high powered proconsul (governor) to emerge. This coin drew my attention with the attractive portraits of Septimius Severus and Tyche of Heliopolis. [ATTACH=full]1587305[/ATTACH] [B]Notes:[/B] for more on this coin and the year of five emperors, see: [URL]https://www.sullacoins.com/post/city-of-the-sun[/URL] [B]Post your coins of Syria, Septimius Severus, Tyche - or anything else you find interesting or entertaining.[/B][/QUOTE]
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