Gnaeus Minicius Faustinus Sextus Julius Severus was an accomplished

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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 Severus was born in Colonia Claudia Aequum,

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. He served as

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; he was appointed

of Britain around 131. In 133 and to circa 135 he was transferred to 14th

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of Judaea, to help suppress the

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there. Because of his military reputation, historians have seen him as a troubleshooter, sent to troublesome provinces to bring peace through war and his presence has been taken as indication of unrest in Britain at the time. There is no archaeological evidence to suggest fighting in Britain under his governorship although a reference by the orator Fronto to many soldiers dying in Britain under

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's reign may refer to trouble at this time. :"Soon 32 however, all Judaea had been stirred up, and the Jews everywhere were showing signs of disturbance ... Hadrian sent against them his best generals. The first of these was Julius Severus, who was dispatched from Britain, where he was governor, against the Jews." – Cassius Dio, ''History of Rome'' LXIX.xiii.1-2 - Epitome of Xiphilinus

References

* A.R. Birley, ''The Roman Government of Britain'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005), pp. 129–133. * E. Dabrowa, ''The Governors of Roman Syria from Augustus to Septimius Severus'', 1981, pp. 94–96 * W. Eck,"The Bar Kokhba Revolt: The Roman Point of View", '' Journal of Roman Studies'' 89 (1999), pp. 79–80 * W. Eck, "Hadrian, the Bar Kokhba Revolt, and the Epigraphic Transmission", in: ''The Bar Kokhba war reconsidered : new perspectives on the second Jewish revolt against Rome'', Peter Schäfer (editor) (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2003), pp. 168–169 * P. Weiß
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