Template:Did you know nominations/Septimius Severus

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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 01:11, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Septimius Severus[edit]

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Bronze head of Septimius Severus

... that the Roman Empire was at its greatest extent under Emperor Septimius Severus? Source: R.J. van der Spek, Lukas De Blois (2008), An Introduction to the Ancient World, page 272, Routledge

Reviewed: Up to date with QPQ. Cashing in Vilama (caldera)

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 10:56, 27 June 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was nominated within seven days of its promotion to GA, is long enough, very well sourced, and seems to be neutral. Most sources are offline, but a spot check of those that are available online reveals no plagiarism or close paraphrasing concerns. The hook is cited and definitely interesting, and of an appropriate length. The picture is free use, is utilized in the article, has appropriate rollover text, and shows up well in its small form. This one should be good to go. Canadian Paul 17:11, 7 July 2018 (UTC)