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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8281526, member: 97383&quot;]I think Alexander the Great was the epitome of over-achievement in ancient history. Considering what he achieved in a short period of time &amp; his age, he has no equal. Another figure who can&#039;t be overlooked in Roman history is <b>Septimius Severus</b>. As Anthony Birley describes in his book SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS THE AFRICAN EMPEROR, &quot;Septimius Severus, born &amp; raised in Tripolitania in North Africa, AD 193-211. He was the new Hannibal on the throne of the Caesars, the destroyer of the existing social order&quot;. Early in life he became a Roman senator, then married a Syrian woman, Julia Domna, from Arab Emesa. He avenged the death of Pertinax, fought a long &amp; grueling civil war, &amp; became emperor of Rome. He greatly expanded the Roman frontiers, &amp; like Diocletian, died a natural death.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462694[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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