He marched east and decisively defeated a rival, Pescennius Niger, governor
He marched east and decisively defeated a rival, Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria before going east to Lugdunum where he defeated his rival from Britain Clodius Albinus. One peaceful achievement of his reign was to allow such famous jurists as Ulpian and Papinian to run the legal system. He died on campaign in 211, supposedly telling his sons to get on with each other, keep the army happy and ignore everyone else. For 10 points, name this emperor who was born in Leptis Magna in north Africa and left the empire to his sons Geta and Caracalla.
He marched east and decisively defeated a rival, Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria before going east to Lugdunum where he defeated his rival from Britain Clodius Albinus.
Lucius Septimius {Severus} Pertinax