Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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#ThirdCenturyCrisis #RomanHistory #RomanEmpire #UlpiaSeverina

The first female Roman Emperor was Irene the Athenian. Or was she? The following video looks at a curious interregnum in the Third Century where, between Aurelian's death and the proclamation of Tacitus as Emperor, Ulpia Severina, the empress of the empire, was custodian of the state.

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Music Credits:
'Act 1 Theme' and 'Plane of Air' Inon Zur from Champions of Norrath by Snowblind Studios.
'Divinatus' and 'Lost Souls' by Jeff Van Dyke from Rome Total War by Creative Assembly.
'Siege' by Ed Lima and Steve Maitland from Empire Earth by Stainless Steel Studios.

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