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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Drusus, post: 1641491, member: 6370&quot;]He is commonly considered the last of the Princeps and was the last of the Severian Dynasty. His death and the acclamation by the troops of this man:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.cachecoins.org/thrax.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus I (interesting character), a low born Thracian who was a career soldier, is seen as the beginning of the crisis of the third century when emperors were largely generals, most often acclaimed by the troops. Few in this time period would be like Severus Alexander here...a young prince, pampered and born to power and with little to no military experience. The soldier emperor was what was needed and what became the norm.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cachecoins.org/maximinusthrax.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cachecoins.org/maximinusthrax.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.cachecoins.org/maximinusthrax.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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