08-23-2012, 04:45 PM
Quote:I think the situation was where Severus may have been a little nervous of Albinus when he had to go east to sort out the problem of Niger and this was why he promised Clodius a title of Caesar.
What could have come down on him was 40,000 or even more had the legions of Germania gone over to Albinus, and this lot could have been right at his back while off in Syria.
Right, Severus had no choice.
Quote:Had Albinus have gone to Rome on invitation he would not have had an army and Severus could well have put away all the friendly Senators along with poor old Clodius.
Right, tricking him into abandoning military support would've been the whole point of the excercise and knocking off his friends an added bonus perhaps.
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