Severus II - Livius (original) (raw)

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Severus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 306-307).

Names:

• date of birth and real name unknown
• 1 May 305: Flavius Valerius Severus Caesar
• August 306: Imperator Severus Augustus
• April 307: resigned
• 16 September 307: murdered

Successor of: Constantius I Chlorus

Relatives:

• children: Severianus

Main deeds:

• 305 Appointed as caesar by Constantius I Chlorus in 305
• 306 Automatically made emperor when Constantius dies. He is forced to recognize the late ruler's son Constantine I the Great as caesar, and is faced with a rebellion in Rome, which is occupied by Maxentius, the son of Maximianus.
• 307 Consul (with Maximinus Daia); march on Rome, but forced to return to Ravenna; Maximianus, returned from retirement, forces Severus into surrender and orders him to abdicate.note[Zosimus, New History 2.10.1-2.] A couple of months later, he is murdered.

Succeeded by: Maxentius