Septimus or Septimius may refer to:
Romans
People in
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–50 ...
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Septimus (praenomen), a praenomen or Roman personal name
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Septimia gens, an ancient Roman family
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Lucius Septimius, one of the assassins of Pompey the Great (d. 48 BC).
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Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary succ ...
, Roman general and emperor from AD 193 to 211
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L. Septimius Bassianus, better known as Caracalla, the elder son of Septimius Severus, emperor from 198 to 217
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P. Septimius Geta, the younger son of Septimius Severus, emperor from 209 to 211
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Septimius (usurper), a usurper proclaimed emperor in 271 during the reign of Aurelian
* St Septimus (d. 303), martyred with
SS Felix, Januarius, Fortunatus, and Audactus
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Septimius Acindynus, consul in 340
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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
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Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus
Tertullian (; la, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; 155 AD – 220 AD) was a prolific early Christianity, early Christian author from Roman Carthage, Carthage in the Africa (Roman province), Roman province of Africa. He was th ...
(c. 155– c. 240 AD), better known as Tertullian, theologian
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Septimius of Iesi (died 307), bishop and saint
Palmyrenes
People from the
Palmyrene Empire:
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Septimius Odaenathus, first Palmyrene king (d. 267).
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Septimius Antiochus, last Palmyrene emperor (re. 273).
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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).
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Septimius Zabdas, commander of the Palmyrene armies (d. 272).
People with the given name
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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
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Septimus Atterbury (1880–1964), English football player
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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
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Septimus J. Hanna, American Civil War veteran and a judge in the Old West
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Septimus Holmes Godson (1799–1877), British barrister
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Septimus Kaikai, Sierra Leonean politician and broadcaster
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Frederick Septimus Kelly (1881–1916), Australian rower, musician, composer
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Septimus Kinneir (1871–1928), English cricketer
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Sep Lambert, Septimus Drummond "Sep" Lambert, Irish cricketer
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Septimus Norris, (1818–1862) American mechanical engineer and steam locomotive designer
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Septimus Orion, a music recording project
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Septimus Ridsdale (1840–1884), English first-class cricketer
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Septimus Robinson (1710–1765), British Army officer
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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
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Septimus Rutherford (1907–1975), English footballer
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Septimus Edwin Scott, (1879–1965) English painter
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Septimus Winner, 19th-century songwriter
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Septimus Warwick (1881–1953), British architect
Fictional people
*Septim, a number of characters and entities in ''
The Elder Scrolls
''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on free-form gameplay in an open world. '' Morrowind'', '' Oblivion' ...
'' game series
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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
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Septimus Heap'', 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''
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Doctor Septimus Pretorius, a fictional character in the 1935 film ''Bride of Frankenstein''
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Septimus (''Stardust''), a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's novel ''Stardust''
*Septimus Hodge of Tom Stoppard's play ''
Arcadia''
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Septimus Harding, the eponymous protagonist of Anthony Trollope's ''The Warden''
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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
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* Hannah Abbott – Hufflepuff student in Harry Potter ...
, Ron Weasley's paternal grandfather in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Others
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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 ...
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Septimania, historical region in modern-day France
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