Alexander Severus
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Great works of codification were accomplished under the younger Theodosius, and under Justinian; but it was in the reign of Pagan emperors, and especially of Hadrian and Alexander Severus, that nearly all the most important measures were taken, redressing injustices, elevating oppressed classes, and making the doctrine of the natural equality and fraternity of mankind the basis of legal enactments.
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To guard against such cruelty, a long series of enactments, based avowedly upon the Stoical principle of the essential equality of mankind, had been made under Hadrian, the Antonines, and Alexander Severus.
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Cecilia was a rich and noble Roman lady who lived in the reign of Alexander Severus.
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The narrative is of special value as supplementing Dion Cassius, whose history ends with Alexander Severus.
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Herodian has been accused of prejudice against Alexander Severus.
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