Damnatio memoriae za rządów Septymiusza Sewera – przypadek Gajusza Fulwiusza Plaucjana
Damnatio memoriae During the Reign of Septimius Severnus: The Case Study of Plautianus

Summary/Abstract: This historical study focuses on the damnatio memoriae of the prefectus praetorio Fulvius Plautianus during the reign of emperor Septimius Severus (193–211 AD), whose name was erased from monuments erected in the Roman Empire: the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Forum Romanum and the Arch of Argentarii in the Forum Boarium, both in Rome. The author attempts to reconstruct the way Plautianus’ image was destroyed. Using narrative sources – Cassius Dion, Herodian and Historia Augusta – to reconstruct the circumstances of the prefect’s downfall, the author presents those elements of condemnation and ousting of Plautianus from the public space of the Roman Empire, aimed at denigrating him and improving the image of the ruling dynasty. The author shows that, despite the scarcity of sources, it is possible to try to reconstruct the power and meaning of damnatio memoriae.

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