Severus II
Severus II | |||||
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Constantius I) | |||||
Born | Flavius Severus Illyria | ||||
Died | September 307 Tres Tabernae | ||||
Issue | Flavius Severianus | ||||
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Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), also called Severus II,[1] 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 career
Severus was of humble birth, born in Northern Illyria around the middle of the third century.[2][3] A friend of emperor Galerius, he rose to become a senior officer in the Roman army,[2] being nominated as caesar of the Western Roman Empire. According to Lactantius, Diocletian objected to Galerius's suggestion, saying in response, "What! That dancer, that habitual drunkard who turns night into day and day into night?" Galerius persisted, saying that Severus has served faithfully as paymaster and purveyor of the army.[4] Diocletian acquiesced and Severus succeeded to the post of caesar on 1 May 305,[5] thus becoming the junior colleague of Constantius I, augustus of the western half of empire.[2]
Augustus, 306–307
On the death of Constantius I in Britain in the summer of 306, Severus was promoted to
When
Severus was survived by his son Flavius Severianus, but he was later killed by Licinius.[9]
References
- ^ Kienast, Romische Kaisertabelle (1990), p. 290. Enumerated after Septimius Severus.
- ^ a b c d e Michael DiMalo (1998). "Severus II". An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Aurelius Victor, About Caesar" (in Russian). Ancient Rome. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-935228-20-2, pp. 31-47
- ^ a b "Biography of Emperor Constantine" (in Russian). Ancient Rome. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ISBN 0-7837-2221-4.
- ^ Barnes 1981, p. 30.
- ^ Annales Ecclesiastici, vol. 1, pp. 769-770
- ^ Barnes 1981, p. 64.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-674-16531-1.
External links
- Works related to The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1, Chapter XIV at Wikisource
- Media related to Flavius Valerius Severus at Wikimedia Commons