WAC : Roman Emperor.

     I, Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus, was born in Leptis Magna, in the province of Africa on the eleventh of April, in 145.  I was the new born son of Publius Septimius Geta and Fulvia Pia.  I was born into a family of great wealth, and equestrian rank.  I was Italian, on my mother's side, and Punic on my father's.  My only siblings were an older brother, Publius Septimius Geta, and a younger sister, Septima Octavilla.
    My reign began on April 14th, of 193.  It lasted until the 4th of February of 211.  I became emperor, due to the assasination of Pertinax.  On the day of his assasination, my troops declared me as emperor at Carnuntum.  I took the position of Rome, without any opposition.  Immediately after taking throne, I executed Pertinax's murderers.  I then replaced the Praetorian Guard, with my own troops.  I believed them to be more trusted, than the others.
     I moved to the East, and crushed Niger's forces in the Battle of Issus.  The following year was devoted to destroying Mesopotamia and other Parthian vassals who had backed Niger.  Once all was destroyed, I had control of Niger's lands. I then declared my son, Caracalla, as successor.  After a short stay in Rome, I moved northward to meet Albinus and his troops, in Gallia. 
     On February 19, 197 in the Battle of Lugdunum, with an army composed of about 75,000 men, I defeated and killed Clodius Albinus.  I took full control over the empire.  Afterwards, I departed Rome and traveled to the east by sea.  The following year, I held an even more successful campaign against the Parthian empire.  I never had good relaionships with the higher authorities, such as the Roman Senate.  Although I didn't have that advantage, I still was, for the most part, successful in my battles. 
     At my time of marriage, I was in my thirties.  I married a woman from my hometown, by the name of Paccia Marciana.  Our marriage did indeed last for more than ten years, but we never chose to have any children together.  Marciana then died in 186.  Although I was heartbroken, I was eager to remarry, due to the fact that I was now in my forties and still childless.  I met a new woman, Julia Domna, and in 187, I proposed to her.  We married the following summer, and I was truly in love.  We had two sons together, Lucius Septimus Bassianius and Publius Septimus Geta.

(Bust of Severus)