File:Julia_mamaea.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Severan dynasty
Sign in to saveRoman imperial dynasty (ruled 193 to 235)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dynasty
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Work location
- Ancient Rome
Show 5 more facts
- replaces
- Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- replaced by
- barracks emperor
- Commons category
- Severan dynasty
- topic's main category
- Category:Severan dynasty
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
v t e
The Severan dynasty, sometimes called the Septimian dynasty, ruled the Roman Empire between 193 and 235. It was founded by the emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193–211) and Julia Domna, his wife, when Septimius emerged victorious from civil war of 193–197, which began with the Year of the Five Emperors. Their two sons, Caracalla (r. 192–217) and Geta (r. 211), ruled briefly after the death of Septimius.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Severan dynasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.