A BUST of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, who died in York 1,800 years ago today, has been unveiled in the city.
Visitors to the Yorkshire Museum will be able to see the bust of the ruthless ruler and Roman emperor, who was 63 when he relocated to Eboracum in 208 AD.
The museum is displaying artefacts from when Severus was in York, including head pots, possibly of his wife Julia Donna and his son, Caracalla, along with two busts of Severus and Caracalla on loan from the British Museum. There will also be a host of events, including a Roman-inspired fashion exhibition and a Severus film premiere, as well as loans from the British Museum to mark the 1,800 anniversary of his death. The military leader died on February 4, 211 AD.
He was cremated in a lavish funeral pyre celebration, as the Romans considered emperors halfway between men and gods.
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