Acilius Severus was a member of the

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aristocracy of the fourth century AD. He is known to have been

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with

Vettius Rufinus Gaius Vettius Cossinius Rufinus ( fl. 306316) was a politician and senator of the late Roman Empire. In 306 he was made proconsul of Achaea, but Maxentius' revolt in Rome prevented Rufinus from taking up the post, since Maxentius did not have juri ...

as his colleague, and to have served as

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(January 325 – November 326). By his name, Severus appears to be related to the

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, an ancient Roman family whose descendants can be traced into the third century. However, it is not known how or even if whether Severus is related to Marcus Acilius Glabrio (consul 256) or Manius Acilius Aviola (consul 239).

References

* Roger S. Bagnall, Alan Cameron, Seth R. Schwartz, Klaas A. Worp, ''Consuls of the Later Roman Empire'' (1987), p. 180 {{s-end 4th-century Romans

Severus 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 ...

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