Amazing haven' of wildlife Speaking to BBC Radio York, he said ... was famous for being the site where the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus was killed, as well as for its huge water tower on ...

Because the Roman Emperor himself, Septimius Severus ... After a year, Severus returned south to Eboracum, where York is today. But peace didn’t last long. Once he was gone, the Maeatae and ...

The treasure also includes coins of Septimius Severus and his wife Julia Domna, a North African imperial couple who famously set up their imperial residence in York while Severus campaigned in ...