Septimius Severus

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Roman emperor founder of dynasty historical figure military leader

Septimius Severus was a Roman emperor (reigned 193–211 CE) and founder of the Severan dynasty, known for his military campaigns and strengthening of imperial authority.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Septimius Severus 1
Lucius Septimius Severus 1
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
associatedWith Leptis Magna urban development ⓘ
birthDate 145-04-11 ⓘ
birthPlace Africa Proconsularis ⓘ
Leptis Magna ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Hadrian's Mausoleum ⓘ
surface form: Mausoleum of Hadrian
campaign campaigns against Clodius Albinus ⓘ
campaigns against Pescennius Niger ⓘ
campaigns in Britain ⓘ
campaigns in Parthia ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
child Caracalla ⓘ
Geta ⓘ
citizenship Roman ⓘ
coEmperorWith Caracalla ⓘ
Geta ⓘ
deathDate 211-02-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eboracum ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
dynastyFounded Severan dynasty ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
surface form: Crisis of the Roman Empire (late 2nd–early 3rd century)
ethnicOrigin North African ⓘ
Punic ⓘ
father Publius Septimius Geta ⓘ
fullName Septimius Severus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lucius Septimius Severus
increased soldiers' pay ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Severan dynasty ⓘ
mother Fulvia Pia ⓘ
notableFor civil war victory in 193–197 ⓘ
founding the Severan dynasty ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ
strengthening imperial authority ⓘ
occupation emperor ⓘ
general ⓘ
predecessor Didius Julianus ⓘ
reformed Roman army ⓘ
reignEnd 211 ⓘ
reignStart 193 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
spouse Julia Domna ⓘ
strengthened central imperial administration ⓘ
successor Caracalla ⓘ
Geta ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
Pater Patriae ⓘ
pontifex maximus ⓘ
surface form: Pontifex Maximus

Referenced by (22)

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

Lugdunum → battleBetween → Septimius Severus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus
Leptis Magna → birthplaceOf → Septimius Severus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman emperor Septimius Severus
subject surface form: Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)
Arch of Septimius Severus → builtInHonorOf → Septimius Severus ⓘ
subject surface form: Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)
Severan basilica → commissionedBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Byzantium → conqueredBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Arch of Septimius Severus → dedicatedTo → Septimius Severus ⓘ
subject surface form: Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)
Severan basilica → dedicatedTo → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Severan dynasty → foundedBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Septimius Severus → fullName → Septimius Severus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucius Septimius Severus
Severan dynasty → hasMonarch → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Arch of Septimius Severus → honours → Septimius Severus ⓘ
subject surface form: Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)
Arch of Septimius Severus → namedAfter → Septimius Severus ⓘ
subject surface form: Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)
Severan dynasty → namedAfter → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Leptis Magna → notableRulerAssociated → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Severan basilica → patron → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Hatra → resistedSiegeBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Colossi of Memnon → restoredBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
Commodus → restoredBy → Septimius Severus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Septimius Severus
Cassius Dio → servedAsConsulUnder → Septimius Severus ⓘ
Cassius Dio → servedUnderEmperor → Septimius Severus ⓘ