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 from 198 to 217;
Severus Alexander (208–235), Roman emperor from 222 to 235
Valerius Severus, Roman emperor in the tetrarchy from 306 to 307 (rarely known as Severus II.)
Libius Severus, Roman emperor from 461 to 465 (rarely known as Severus III.)

Other individuals

Quintus Varius Severus, Roman politician from the late Republic.
Aulus Caecina Severus, Roman general and politician.
Claudius Severus, leader of the Helvetii in 69.
Cornelius Severus, Roman epic poet in Augustan age.
Sextus Julius Severus, 2nd-century Roman general.
Severus, founder of the gnostic sect Severian Encratites.
Gaius Claudius Severus, Roman senator and consul in 112.
- Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus, 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.
Lucius Catilius Severus Julianus Claudius Reginus, consul in 120.
Gaius Septimius Severus Aper, Roman Aristocrat.
Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus, Roman senator and consul in 200.
Gnaeus Claudius Severus, Roman consul in 235.
Marcus Julius Philippus Severus Augustus (238–249), Roman co-emperor (247–249) with his father Philip the Arab
Severus of Barcelona (died c. 304), a legendary Bishop of Barcelona.
Valerius Severus (died 307), Roman Emperor from 306 to 307
Severus of Ravenna (c. 308–c. 348), bishop of Ravenna.
Sulpicius Severus (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.
Saint Severus of Novempopulania (died 407), beheaded by Visigoths.
Severus of Naples (died 409), a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries.
Libius Severus (420–465), Roman Emperor from 461 to 465.
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 (died 987), Coptic bishop and historian.

Fictional characters

Severus Snape, character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
Captain Severus, captain of the Ultramarines 2nd company during its mission to Mithron in Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

See also