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 Quintus Varius Severus (from 125 to 120 BC; died after 90 BC) was a politician in the late Roman Republic. He was also called Hybrida (of mixed race) because his mother was from Hispania.Harry Thurston Peck ''Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiqui ...

, Roman politician from the late Republic *

Aulus Caecina Severus Aulus Caecina Severus was a Roman politician and general who was consul in 1 BC. He was Emperor Augustus' representative in Moesia when the Great Illyrian Revolt broke out. As a result, he spent 4 years in heavy fighting against the Illyrian t ...

, 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 Cornelius Severus was an Augustan Age Roman epic poet who is mentioned in Quintilian and Ovid. Quintilian attests to an epic about the Sicilian Wars, ''Bellum Siculum,'' and Ovid refers to a long poem on Rome's ancient kings, which may be ''Res R ...

, 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) Severus is the name of various historical and fictional figures, including: ;Emperors of the Roman empire *Septimius Severus (145–211), Roman emperor from 193 to 211 (rarely known as ''Severus I.'') *Severus Caracalla (188–217), Roman emperor f ...

, founder of the gnostic sect

Severian Encratites The Severians were a sect of gnostic Encratites. Epiphanius supposes their leader Severus to have preceded Tatian (founder of Encratites) but Eusebius, Theodoret, and Jerome make him Tatian's successor. These latter authorities are followed by mo ...

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 Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus (113 – after 176) was a senator and philosopher who lived in the Roman Empire. Life Severus was the son of the consul and first Roman Governor of Arabia Petraea, Gaius Claudius Severus, by a mother whose name i ...

, 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 Gaius Septimius Severus Aper (c. 175211/212) was a Roman aristocrat. Life He was appointed consul ordinarius in 207 with the otherwise unknown Lucius Annius Maximus. Aper came from Leptis Magna and was probably a paternal grandson of the consul ...

, 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 Severus of Barcelona (; ) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was a bishop of Barcelona and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by ...

(died c. 304), a legendary Bishop of Barcelona *

Severus of Ravenna Saint Severus of Ravenna was a 4th-century Bishop of Ravenna who attended the Council of Sardica in 343. He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove". He is commemorated on February 1. Life Accordin ...

(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 Severus is the name of various historical and fictional figures, including: ;Emperors of the Roman empire *Septimius Severus (145–211), Roman emperor from 193 to 211 (rarely known as ''Severus I.'') *Severus Caracalla (188–217), Roman emperor f ...

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 Vence (; ) is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France, north of Nice and Antibes on the Mediterranean coast. Ecclesiastical history The first known Bishop ...

in 439 and perhaps as early as 419 *

Severus of Vienne Severus of Vienne (died c. 455) was a priest who evangelised in Vienne, France. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church as well as in other denominations.In principle, those recognised as saints prior to 1050 are common to the Catholic ...

(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 Severus of Menorca was a bishop on the island of Menorca in the early 5th century. According to the ''Epistula Severi'' (''Letter on the Conversion of the Jews'' written by Severus of Menorca) Severus was at the forefront of a mass conversion wher ...

, 5th-century AD Christian bishop of Menorca *

Severus II bar Masqeh Severus II bar Masqeh (, ) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 667/668 until his death in 684. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church. Biography Severus was a monk at the monastery of Asph ...

(died 681), Patriarch of Antioch *

Severus of Avranches Severus of Avranches was born to a poor peasant family in France. According to historian Georges Goyau, Severus was a sixth century shepherd, "...who was perhaps Bishop of Avranches" He was a shepherd in his youth. After joining the priesthood, ...

(died c. 690), a French peasant who became Bishop of Avranches *

Severus Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ Severus ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (; died 987) or Severus of El Ashmunein () was a Coptic Orthodox bishop, author and historian. Severus is sometimes confused with the Persian author Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa' (d. 759). He was bishop of Hermopolis Magna i ...

(died 987), Coptic bishop and historian ;Fictional characters *

Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. In the first five novels, he is the professor of Potions at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the sixth book, he teaches Defence ...

, 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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