Severus II

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Severus II was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled as a Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy before being overthrown in the civil wars that followed Diocletian’s abdication.

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Label Occurrences
Severus II canonical 10

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor
Tetrarch
Western Roman emperor
historical figure
allegiance Roman army
appointedBy Galerius
associatedWith Crisis of the Third Century aftermath
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
surface form: Diocletianic Tetrarchy
burialPlace unknown
conflict civil wars of the Tetrarchy
contemporary Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great

Diocletian
Galerius
Maxentius
Maximian
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathCause execution
forced suicide
deathCountry Western Roman Empire
deathDate 307
deathPlace near Ravenna
era Late Antiquity
givenName Flavius Valerius Severus
governmentForm tetrarchic monarchy
historicalRegion Western Roman Empire
languageSpoken Latin
memberOf Diocletian's Tetrarchy
surface form: Tetrarchy
militaryRank officer
notableFor being Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy
being overthrown in the civil wars after Diocletian’s abdication
opponent Maxentius
Maximian
positionHeld Caesar
Roman emperor
Western Augustus
predecessor Constantius Chlorus
surface form: Constantius I Chlorus
reignEnd 307
reignStart 306
religion Roman paganism
sexOrGender male
successor Maxentius
timePeriod early 4th century

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maximian successor Severus II
Galerius coRulerWith Severus II
Constantius Chlorus successor Severus II
Maxentius opponent Severus II
Maxentius predecessor Severus II
Chlorus successorAsWesternAugustus Severus II
subject surface form: Constantius Chlorus
Tetrarchic dynasty hasPart Severus II