The Visiting of Septimius Severus to His Birthplace, an Approach to the Reliefs of Sabratha Theater

Abstract

: This article discuss a visiting of Roman emperor Septimius Severus(193 – 211 A.D) to his birthplace Tripolitania region by an analysis study to the reliefs of the Sabratha Theater. So, the subjects of this reliefs is vary in regard of historical, legendary, symbolic, and other scenes from daily life. The author try to investigate the relationship between this visit and the reliefs most likely to adopt a