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Severus
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early 4th century Roman emperor
OverviewAI-generated
Severus was a male politician and Roman emperor who served as part of the Roman Tetrarchy during the Low Roman Empire. Born in Illyria in 0300-01-01, he belonged to the Valeria gens and practiced ancient Roman religion. He held citizenship in Ancient Rome and was the father of Flavius Severianus.
Severus died in 307 in Ravenna. His manner of death was suicide, with exsanguination listed as the cause. He is described in the source Pauly–Wissowa.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 2 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Roman Tetrarchy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Illyria
- Place of death
- Ravenna
- Child
- Flavius Severianus
- Occupation
- politician
- Religion
- ancient Roman religion
- Family
- Roman Tetrarchy
- Image
- Follis-Flavius Valerius Severus-trier RIC 650a.jpg
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- Commons category
- Flavius Valerius Severus
- date of death
- 0307-09-00
- date of birth
- 0300-01-01
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- manner of death
- Suicide
- gens
- Valeria gens
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- cause of death
- exsanguination
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Encyclopedic overview
Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), also called Severus II, was a Roman emperor from 306 to 307, and a member of the Tetrarchy. He shared control of the western half of the empire with Constantine I, but spent most of his short reign in a civil war against the usurper Maxentius, who later killed him and took over Italy.
Background and early career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Severus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.