Severian, Siverian, Severians or Severianus may refer to:

People

Ancient Rome: pagans

In chronological order. *

Publius Juventius Celsus Publius Juventius Celsus Titus Aufidius Hoenius Severianus (AD 67– AD 130) — the son of a little-known jurist of the same name, hence also Celsus filius — was, together with Julian, the most influential ancient Roman jurist of the High Class ...

Titus Aufidius Hoenius Severianus (c. 67 – c. 130), Roman jurist *

Sextus Cocceius Severianus Sextus Cocceius Severianus was a Roman senator who flourished during the reign of Antoninus Pius. An unpublished military diploma attests that he was governor of Roman Arabia on 12 August 145; Severianus was promoted to suffect consul in 147, wi ...

(fl. 145–163), Roman senator and governor *

Marcus Sedatius Severianus Marcus Sedatius Severianus (105–161 or 162) was a Roman senator, suffect consul, and general during the 2nd century AD, originally from Gaul. Severianus was a provincial governor and later a provincial consul. The peak of his career was as suffe ...

(105–161/2), Roman senator * (3rd century), Roman governor, father of

Marcia Otacilia Severa Marcia Otacilia Severa was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249. Biography Early life She was a member of the ancient gens Otacilia, of consular and senatorial rank. Her ...

Flavius Severianus Flavius Severianus (died 313) was the son of the Roman Emperor Flavius Valerius Severus. Life and execution After his father died in 307 in Italy having surrendered to his rivals Maximian and Maxentius, Severus' young son Flavius Severianus soug ...

, son of the emperor Valerius Severus (died 313) * Iulius Severianus (5th century), Latin rhetor *

Severianus of Damascus Severianus of Damascus was a Roman pagan politician who served under the emperor Marcian (450–457). Severianus' life is known mainly from the writings of Damascius, including what was incorporated into the ''Suda'' and the ''Epitome'' of Photius. ...

(fl. c. 450–480), Roman governor

Christians

In chronological order. * Severian and Aquila (3rd century), Christian martyrs, husband and wife *Severian, Christian martyr torn apart by stones around 300 *Severian, one of the

Four Crowned Martyrs The Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, ''Sancti Quatuor Coronati'') were nine individuals who are venerated as martyrs and saints of Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups: # Severus (or Secundius), S ...

at the turn of the 4th century *Severian (died 320), a Roman Christian soldier who was one of the

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/Katharevousa Greek ''Ἅγιοι Τεσσεράκοντα''; Demotic: ''Άγιοι Σαράντα'') were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII ''Fulminata'' (Armed with Lightning) w ...

Severian of Gabala Severian, Bishop of Gabala in Syria (* before 380; † after 408, but probably before 425), was a popular preacher in Constantinople from around 398/399 until 404. He became the enemy of John Chrysostom and helped condemn him at the Synod of the O ...

(fl. c. 400), Christian bishop and a popular preacher in Constantinople * Severian of Scythopolis (died 453), Christian bishop in Palestine and martyr *

Severian Baranyk Severian Stefan Baranyk ( uk, Северіян Бараник; 18 July 1889 - ) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr. Baranyk was born in Uhnów in Austrian Galicia (modern-day Uhniv, Ukraine). He entered the monastery of the O ...

(1889–1941), Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr in Ukraine *

Severian Yakymyshyn Bishop Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Северіян Стефан Якимишин; 22 April 1930 – 6 September 2021) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as an Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy ...

(1930–2021), Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest in Canada

Groups

Severians The Severians or Severyans or Siverians ( be, Севяране; bg, Севери; russian: Северяне; uk, Сiверяни, translit=Siveriany) were a tribe or tribal confederation of early East Slavs occupying areas to the east of the mi ...

, a tribe or tribal union of early East Slavs from the 8th to the 10th centuries *

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 mos ...

, a sect of gnostic Encratites, a 2nd-century sect of Christians *Severians, the followers of the 6th-century Patriarch

Severus of Antioch Severus the Great of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; syr, ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), also known as Severus of Gaza or Crown of Syrians (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܥܝܐ; Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السوريين; Taj al-Suriyyun ...

Fictional characters

* Severian (character), narrator and protagonist of Gene Wolfe's novels ''The Book of the New Sun'' and ''The Urth of the New Sun'' * Siverian, one of the characters in ''

Roderick the Last of the Goths ''Roderick the Last of the Goths'' is an 1814 epic poem composed by Robert Southey. The origins of the poem lie in Southey's wanting to write a poem describing Spain and the story of Rodrigo. Originally entitled "Pelayo, the Restorer of Spain," ...

'', an 1814 epic poem by Robert Southey

Other

*Severian, anything of or related to

Severia Severia or Siveria ( orv, Сѣверія, russian: Северщина, translit=Severshchina, uk, Сіверія or , Romanization of Ukrainian, translit. ''Siveria'' or ''Sivershchyna'') is a historical region in present-day southwest Russia, ...