Lucius Alfenus Senecio

Lucius Alfenus Senecio was a Roman figure of the late second - early third centuries. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial

Career

Born in Curculum, now Djemila, in Africa, he served as consul and as governor of Syria in 200. Djemila lit in arabic the Beautiful one, Latin: Cuicul or Curculum) is a mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east The Roman province of Africa was established after the Romans defeated Carthage in the Third Punic War. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Events By Place World Human population reaches about 257 million Between c. 205 and 207, he was the last governor of all Roman Britain prior to its division into multiple provinces. Events By Place Roman Empire Hadrian's Wall is restored after heavy raids by Caledonian tribes had overrun much of northern For the car see Peugeot 207. Events By Place Asia Sun Quan battles Huang Zu at Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410

He restored many of the installations at Hadrian's Wall following the uprisings of earlier years and a Victory dedication mentions his name. Hadrian's Wall ( Latin: perhaps Vallum Aelium, "the Aelian wall" is a stone and turf Fortification built by the Roman Dio Cassius also writes of victories in Britain in 206 and it is therefore likely that he finished the re-occupation of the province and its frontiers. Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus ( Greek:) (c 155 or 163/164 to after 229 known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio was Events Births Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor from 251 to 253 (d Troubles from the tribes immediately north of the wall however, trouble from the Maeatae and the Caledonian Confederacy appear to have required expeditions north of the wall. The Maeatae were a confederation of tribes who lived probably beyond the Antonine Wall in Roman Britain. The Caledonians ( Latin: Caledonii) or Caledonian Confederacy, is a name given by historians to a group of the Indigenous Senecio seems to have been initially successful; he erected a victory monument at Benwell. Benwell is an area in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne. History of Benwell Benwell village was recorded in A

Herodian records that he requested re-enforcements from emperor Septimius Severus, perhaps to undertake punishment raids in Scotland or for a military expedition led by the emperor himself. For the grammarian see Aelius Herodianus. For the dynasty see Herodian Dynasty. Lucius Septimius Severus (or rarely Severus I) ( April 11 145 - February 4 211) was a Roman general and Roman Emperor His report back to Rome described barbarians rebelling, overrunning the land, taking booty and causing destruction. Despite being 62 years old, Septimius Severus chose to intervene personally, arriving in 208 to lead new campaigns. For the area code see Area code 208. Events By Place Roman Empire Roman emperor Septimius Severus

When Severus arrived in Britain he charged his youngest son, Publius Septimius Geta with the task of administering some aspects of Roman Britain although as viceroy rather than as a formal governor. Publius Septimius Geta ( March 7, 189 &ndash December 26 211) was a Roman Emperor co-ruling with his father Septimius Severus A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch.

When Severus died at York in 211, his eldest son, Caracalla tried to claim the throne. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. For the N11 code see 2-1-1. Events By Place Roman Empire Septimus Severus dies in Britain Caracalla ( April 4 188 &ndash April 8, 217) born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later As part of his efforts to settle matters in Britain before leaving to press his claim, he may have divided the province into Britannia Inferior in the south and Britannia Superior in the north, each with its own governor. Britannia Inferior was a subdivision of the Roman province of Britannia established c Britannia Superior was one of the provinces of Roman Britain created around 197 AD by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus immediately after winning a Civil War against Alternatively, the division may have been decreed by Severus sometime previously.

References

A. Birley, The African Emperor, 1999, p. 132

Preceded by Gaius Valerius Pudens	Roman governors of Britain	Succeeded by Division of Britain

Gaius Valerius Pudens was a Roman politician and general of the late second - early third centuries This is a partial list of Governors of Roman Britain. As Britannia, Roman Britain was a consular province which means its governors need to be appointed consul by

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