Clodius Albinus
Was Imperator Caesar Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus black?
I ask only because I read that he was from a noble family in Africa. The picture of the bust of him that I saw showed extremely curly hair and beard. The angle of the photo made it difficult to make out his features.
It is extremely doubtful that he was black. Firstly, even though he was born in Africa, his family would have been on patrician Roman descent otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to become emperor. Even if a black man was able to take the title, there would most definitely have been a good deal of mention of the colour of his skin in historical documents and writing of the time, of which we find no mention.
Emperors of Rome: Didius Julianus
|
|
Clodius Albinus Dead Photo Mugs The body of his rival, Clodius Albinus, is brought before the emperor Septimus Severus …. |
|
|
Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver Denarius Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver denarius; references: RIC IV 7, SRCV II 6144, BMCRE V 98, Cohen 48; VF; 2.796 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 180 degrees, Rome mint, struck 194 A.D., obverse D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right; reverse MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva, helmeted, standing left, olive branch in right, resting left on shield, spear leans aga… |
|
|
Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver Denarius Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver denarius; references: RIC IV -, BMCRE V -, RSC -; VF; 2.658 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 0 degrees, Alexandria mint, obverse D CLOD SEP (sic!) AL-BINVS CAES, bare head right; reverse FELICITAS COS II, Felicitas standing half left, caduceus in right, scepter in left; exceptionally large flan for the type with full legend… |
|
|
Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver Denarius Clodius Albinus, Fall 195 or Early 196 – 19 February 196 A.D.; Silver denarius; references: RSC V 9, RIC IV 2, BMCRE V 88; gVF, reverse a little weak; 3.109 g, maximum diameter 17.7 mm, die axis 0 degrees, Rome mint, struck 193 A.D., obverse D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right; reverse COS II, Aesculapius standing left holding snake-wreathed rod; strong portrait; Asclepius was the god of medic… |
|
|
Clodius Albinus (Latin Edition) $3.99 … |
October 19th, 2009 in
Uncategorized | tags: clodius albinus, clodius albinus coin, clodius albinus emperor, clodius albinus lugdunum, clodius albinus roman emperor, emperro