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 the customary suc ...

(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. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor S ...

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

Severus Alexander Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235) was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was ...

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

Valerius Severus Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), also called Severus II, was a Roman emperor from 306 to 307. After failing to besiege Rome, he fled to Ravenna. It is thought that he was killed there or executed near Rome. Background and early ...

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

Libius Severus Libius Severus (died 465), sometimes enumerated as Severus III, was Roman emperor, emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 461 to his death in 465. A native of Lucania,Cassiodorus, ''Chronicle''; ''Chronica Gallica of 511'', s:la:Chronica galli ...

, 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 Spanish.Harry Thurston Peck ''Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities'', ...

, Roman politician from the late Republic * Aulus Caecina Severus, Roman general and politician *Claudius Severus, leader of the Helvetii 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 ...

, 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 Severu ...

, 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 *

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 an unnamed mother. ...

, 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 desc ...

, 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 ( ca, Sant Sever, es, San Severo) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was a bishop of Barcelona and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian ...

(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 344. He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove". He was purported to be an example of not only ...

(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 Sev ...

(c. 363–c. 425), a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France * Severus of Reims, bishop of Reims from 394 to 400 * Severus of Naples (died 409), a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries *Severus, the first known Bishop of

Vence Vence (; oc, Vença) 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. Ecclesiastical history The first known Bishop of Vence is Sever ...

in 439 and perhaps as early as 419 *

Severus of Vienne Saint Severus of Vienne (died c. 455) was a priest who evangelised in Vienne, France. He is venerated as a Catholic saint.In principle, those recognised as saints prior to 1050 are common to the Catholic and Orthodox churches, so Severus of Vienne ...

(died c. 455), a missionary in France * Severus of Antioch or Saint Severus the Great (465–518), 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 Severus ibn al-Muqaffaʿ ( ar, ساويرس بن المقفع) or Severus of El Ashmunein () (died 987) was a Coptic Orthodox Bishop, author and historian. In Arabic, his name is spelled Sawires ساويرس. Severus is sometimes confused with t ...

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

Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series. He is an exceptionally skilled wizard whose sarcastic, controlled exterior conceals deep emotions and anguish. A Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraf ...

, character in the ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling * Captain Severus, character in '' Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie''

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