Severus is the name of various historical and fictional figures, including: ;Emperors of the Roman empire *

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 cursus honorum, the ...

(145–211), Roman emperor from 193 to 211 (rarely known as ''Severus I.'') *Severus

Caracalla 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 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then r ...

(188–217), Roman emperor from 198 to 217 *

Severus Alexander Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. Alexander took power in 222, when he succeeded his slain c ...

(208–235), Roman emperor from 222 to 235 *

Valerius Severus Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), enumerated as 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 re ...

, Roman emperor in the tetrarchy from 306 to 307 (rarely known as ''Severus II.'') *

Libius Severus Libius Severus, sometimes enumerated as Severus III, was Western Roman Empire, Western Roman emperor from November 19, 461 to his death on November 14, 465. A native of Lucania,Cassiodorus, ''Chronicle''; ''Chronica Gallica of 511'', s:la:Chroni ...

, Roman emperor from 461 to 465 (rarely known as ''Severus III.'') ;Other individuals * Quintus Varius Severus, Roman politician from the late Republic * Aulus Caecina Severus, Roman general and politician *Claudius Severus, leader of the

Helvetii The Helvetii (, , Gaulish: *''Heluētī''), anglicized as Helvetians, were a Celtic tribe or tribal confederation occupying most of the Swiss plateau at the time of their contact with the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC. According to Ju ...

in 69 * Cornelius Severus, Roman epic poet in Augustan age *

Sextus Julius Severus Gnaeus Minicius Faustinus Sextus Julius Severus was an accomplished Roman general of the 2nd century. He also held the office of suffect consul in the last three months of 127 with Lucius Aemilius Juncus as his colleague. Biography Julius Seve ...

, 2nd-century Roman general * Severus (Encratite), founder of the gnostic sect Severian Encratites *

Gaius Claudius Severus Gaius Claudius Severus was a Roman senator who lived in the second half of the 1st century AD and the first half of the 2nd century AD. Life Part of a family of Pontian Greek descent, Severus was born and raised in Pompeiopolis, a city in the Rom ...

, Roman senator and consul in 112 ** Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus, Roman philosopher, senator and consul in 146, son of Gaius Claudius Severus ** Gnaeus Claudius Severus, Roman philosopher, senator and consul in 167 and 173, son of Arabianus * Gaius Septimius Severus Aper, Roman Aristocrat *

Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus (about 163-by 218) was a Roman Senator. Via his mother he was a grandson of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, but he played only a limited role in dynastic politics. Descent and family Severus Proculus was of noble desce ...

, Roman senator and consul in 200 * Marcus Julius Philippus Severus Augustus (238–249), Roman co-emperor (247–249) with his father Philip the Arab * Severus of Barcelona (died c. 304), a legendary Bishop of Barcelona * Severus of Ravenna (c. 308–c. 348), bishop of Ravenna *

Sulpicius Severus Sulpicius Severus (; c. 363 – c. 425) was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours. Life Almost all that we know of Se ...

(c. 363–c. 425), a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France * Severus of Reims,

bishop of Reims The Archdiocese of Reims or Rheims (; French: ''Archidiocèse de Reims'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by Sixtus of Reims, the diocese was elevated to ...

from 394 to 400 *

Severus of Naples Saint Severus () (died 409) was a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries. He is considered the eleventh legitimate Catholic bishop of Naples, and the twelfth overall, succeeding Maximus. His episcopate ran from February 363 to April 29, ...

(died 409), a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries *Severus, the first known Bishop of Vence in 439 and perhaps as early as 419 * Severus of Vienne (died c. 455), a missionary in France *

Severus of Antioch Severus of Antioch (; ), also known as Severus of Gaza, or the Crown of Syrians (; ), was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 512 until his death in 538. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church ...

or Saint Severus the Great (465–538), a Greek monk and theologian, and Patriarch of Antioch * Severus of Menorca, 5th-century AD Christian bishop of Menorca * Severus II bar Masqeh (died 681), Patriarch of Antioch * Severus of Avranches (died c. 690), a French peasant who became Bishop of Avranches * Severus Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (died 987), Coptic bishop and historian ;Fictional characters * Severus Snape, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling *

Captain Severus Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

, character in '' Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie''

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