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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 lived during the Low Roman Empire. He was a member of the Valeria gens and held citizenship in Ancient Rome. His religious beliefs were rooted in the ancient Roman religion. He was a part of the Roman Tetrarchy.
Born in Illyria, Severus died in Ravenna in 307. His death was caused by exsanguination resulting from suicide. He had a child named Flavius Severianus. His life and work have been described by 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.