Septimus or Septimius may refer to:

Romans

People in Ancient Rome: * Septimus (praenomen), a praenomen or Roman personal name * Septimia gens, an ancient Roman family * Lucius Septimius, one of the assassins of Pompey the Great (d. 48 BC). * Septimius Severus, Roman general and emperor from AD 193 to 211 *

L. Septimius Bassianus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname "Caracalla" () was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Se ...

, better known as Caracalla, the elder son of Septimius Severus, emperor from 198 to 217 * P. Septimius Geta, the younger son of Septimius Severus, emperor from 209 to 211 *

Septimius (usurper) Septimius (or Septiminus) was a Roman usurper who was proclaimed Emperor in either 271 or 272 AD, under the reign of Aurelian. History Septimius declared himself emperor in either 271 or 272 AD, in Dalmatia, during the reign of Aurelian. The ...

, a usurper proclaimed emperor in 271 during the reign of Aurelian * St Septimus (d. 303), martyred with SS Felix, Januarius, Fortunatus, and Audactus * Septimius Acindynus, consul in 340 *

Lucius Septimius (Roman governor) Lucius Septimius (the rest of his name is unknown) was a governor of Britannia Prima, a province of Roman Britain during the later fourth century AD. He is known only from a dedication to Jupiter on a column base he made at Cirencester. The dedica ...

, 4th century governor of Britannia Prima * Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus (c. 155– c. 240 AD), better known as Tertullian, theologian * St

Septimius of Iesi Saint Septimius of Iesi ( it, Settimio di Jesi) (d. 307) was the first bishop of Iesi, a martyr, and a saint. Septimius was born in Germany, and after an education in the liberal arts, began a military career. After he converted to Christianity ...

(died 307), bishop and saint

Palmyrenes

People from the

Palmyrene Empire The Palmyrene Empire was a short-lived breakaway state from the Roman Empire resulting from the Crisis of the Third Century. Named after its capital city, Palmyra, it encompassed the Roman provinces of Syria Palaestina, Arabia Petraea, and Egypt ...

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Septimius Odaenathus Septimius Odaenathus (Palmyrene Aramaic: , , vocalized as ; ar, أذينة, translit=Uḏaina; 220 – 267) was the founder king ( ''Mlk'') of the Palmyrene Kingdom who ruled from Palmyra, Syria. He elevated the status of his kingdom from a re ...

, first Palmyrene king (d. 267). *

Septimius Antiochus Septimius Antiochus (died after 273) was a Roman usurper in Syria during the 3rd century. In 272 AD Emperor Aurelian had defeated the breakaway Kingdom of Palmyra; its king Vaballathus and his mother Zenobia were in Roman captivity. In 273 AD an ...

, last Palmyrene emperor (re. 273). *

Septimius Worod Septimius Worod was a Palmyrene official and a viceroy for king Odaenathus of Palmyra. He was given the surname Septimius by his monarch. Worod ( Orodes) is an Iranian name; it is theorized that he was a Parthian refugee in the Palmyrene court (fo ...

, Palmyrene viceroy (fl. 266). * Septimius Zabdas, commander of the Palmyrene armies (d. 272).

People with the given name

Septimus Aspinall Albert Septimus "Sep" Aspinall (7 December 1907 – ) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at club level for York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Featherstone Rovers ( Heritage No. 161), ...

(1907–1976), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s *

Septimus Atterbury Septimus Atterbury (18 October 1880 – 1964) was an English footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foo ...

(1880–1964), English football player *

Septimus Francom Septimus Francom (14 September 1882 – 15 March 1965) was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games o ...

(1882–1965), British long-distance runner *

Septimus J. Hanna Septimus James Hanna (July 29, 1845 – July 23, 1921), an American Civil War veteran and a judge in the Old West. He was a student of Mary Baker Eddy, who founded the Christian Science church. Giving up his legal career, he became a Christian Sci ...

, American Civil War veteran and a judge in the Old West *

Septimus Holmes Godson Septimus Holmes Godson (1799-1877) was a British barrister who was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1837. He was the youngest son of William Godson who died in 1822. His brother was Richard Godson (1797-1849) who was member of Parliament for St ...

(1799–1877), British barrister *

Septimus Kaikai Septimus Kaikai (born in Kailahun, Kailahun District) is a retired Sierra Leonean politician and academic. He served as Presidential spokesman between 1997 and 2002, and as Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2002 to 2007 in former pres ...

, Sierra Leonean politician and broadcaster *

Frederick Septimus Kelly Frederick Septimus Kelly (29 May 1881 – 13 November 1916) was an Australian and British musician and composer and a rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. After surviving the Gallipoli campaign He was killed in action in the Battle ...

(1881–1916), Australian rower, musician, composer *

Septimus Kinneir Septimus Paul Kinneir (13 May 1871 – 16 October 1928) was an English cricketer who played in one Test match in 1911 against Australia in Sydney. The tour had come as a reward for his most prolific season with the bat, when he scored 1,629 r ...

(1871–1928), English cricketer *

Sep Lambert Septimus Drummond Lambert (3 August 1876 – 21 April 1959) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 14 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1896 and 1921, including seven first-class matches.Septimus Norris Septimus Norris (1818 – 1862) was an American mechanical engineer and steam locomotive designer. He was the youngest of three brothers all active in the field — his eldest brother William Norris founded the Norris Locomotive Works of Phil ...

, (1818–1862) American mechanical engineer and steam locomotive designer *

Septimus Orion Septimus Orion is a recording project initiated with the release of its first studio album ''CAGED'' in August 2008. The album includes an audio version of Clifford Meth's short story ''Queers''. This short story was originally published in ' ...

, a music recording project *

Septimus Ridsdale Septimus Otter Barnes Ridsdale (2 August 1840 – 15 October 1884) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service. The son of George William Hughes Ridsdale, he was born in August 1840 at Crowcombe, Somerset. H ...

(1840–1884), English first-class cricketer *

Septimus Robinson Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Septimus Robinson (30 January 1710 – 6 September 1765) was a British Army officer who became Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Career Educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, Robinson joined the Fren ...

(1710–1765), British Army officer *

John Septimus Roe John Septimus Roe (8 May 1797 – 28 May 1878) was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was a renowned explorer, a member of Western Australia's legislative and executive councils for nearly 40 years, but also a participant in ...

, first Surveyor-General of Western Australia * Septimus Rutherford (1907–1975), English footballer * Septimus Edwin Scott, (1879–1965) English painter *

Septimus Winner Septimus Winner (May 11, 1827 – November 22, 1905) was an American songwriter of the 19th century. He used his own name, and also the pseudonyms Alice Hawthorne, Percy Guyer, Mark Mason, Apsley Street, and Paul Stenton. He was also a teacher ...

, 19th-century songwriter *

Septimus Warwick Septimus Warwick (1881-1953) was a British architect who started his career as a designer of town halls in a partnership with H. Austen Hall. Warwick designed Lambeth Town Hall on Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London SW2, a Grade II lis ...

(1881–1953), British architect

Fictional people

*Septim, a number of characters and entities in ''

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Septimus Bean and His Amazing Machine Janet Quin-Harkin (born 24 September 1941, Bath, Somerset) is an author best known for her mystery novels for adults written under the name Rhys Bowen. Career Before she began writing novels, Quin-Harkin worked in the drama department of the B ...

'', a children's book *''

Septimus Heap '' Septimus Heap'' is a series of fantasy novels featuring a protagonist of the same name written by English author Angie Sage. In all, it features seven novels, entitled ''Magyk'', ''Flyte'', '' Physik'', ''Queste'', '' Syren'', ''Darke'', an ...

'', a series of books by Angie Sage, as well as the main character in the series *Septimus Warren Smith, a character in Virginia Woolf's novel ''

Mrs Dalloway ''Mrs. Dalloway'' is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published on 14 May 1925, that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional upper-class woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. The workin ...

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Doctor Septimus Pretorius Septimus Pretorius is a fictional character who appears in the Universal film ''Bride of Frankenstein'' (1935). He is played by British stage and film actor Ernest Thesiger. Some sources claim he was originally to have been played by Bela Lugosi or ...

, a fictional character in the 1935 film ''Bride of Frankenstein'' * Septimus (''Stardust''), a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's novel ''Stardust'' *Septimus Hodge of Tom Stoppard's play ''

Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...

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Septimus Harding ''The Warden'' is a novel by English author Anthony Trollope published by Longman in 1855. It is the first book in the ''Chronicles of Barsetshire'' series, followed by ''Barchester Towers''. Synopsis ''The Warden'' concerns Mr Septimus Hard ...

, the eponymous protagonist of Anthony Trollope's ''The Warden'' *

Septimus Weasley This is a list of characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series. They are all characters who have appeared in a ''Harry Potter''-related book by J. K. Rowling. Characters by surname A * Hannah Abbott – Hufflepuff student in Harry Potter ...

, Ron Weasley's paternal grandfather in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series

Others

Septimus (horse) Septimus (4 April 2003 – 12 December 2010) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which was frequently interrupted by injury he won eight of his thirteen races between September 2005 and November 2008. He showed ver ...

* * Septimania, historical region in modern-day France {{disambiguation, given name, hn