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Severe
Roman Emperor
Coin bearing the image of Severus.
Reign
Caesar Occ. : ¹May 305 - 25 July 306 (~ 15 months) Augustus Occ. : 25 July 306 - March 307 (~ 8 m)
Period	Third Ttrachie
Predecessor (s)	Constantius (West) Galerius (East)
Co-emperor (s)	Galerius (East)
Usurper (s)	Constantine ^I (the West, 306 - 310 ) Maxentius (Rome, 306 - 312 ) Maximian Herc. (Rome, 306 - 309 )
Successor (s)	Galley sole legitimate
Biography
Birth	Illyria ( Pannonia or Dalmatia )
Original Name	Flavius Valerius Severus
Deaths	16 September 307 - Ravenna
Descent	(Flavius?) Severianus
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Severus, or is Roman emperor from 25 July 306 to March 307.

Biography

Its origins

Severus was born in Pannonia or Dalmatia , is an officer and companion of Galerius.

His ascension to the throne

In May 305 , when Diocletian and Maximian Hercules abdicate, Galerius proclaimed Severus as Caesar the Augustus Constantius , he takes the nomen Flavius Valerius. Severus is responsible for the administration of Africa , of Italy and the Illyrian.

The sudden death of Constantius in July 306 changed the tetrarchy implementation: Severus became Augustus , but he must take as Caesar Constantine ^I , son of Constantius and proclaimed in Britain by the troops of his father.

The end

The mechanism of tetrarchy goes awry in October 306 when Maxentius , son of Maximian Hercules took power in Italy , with the support of his father. Severus marched against Maxentius , but its troops have served previously under the command of Maximian Hercules. They therefore refuse to fight his son and align themselves with Maxentius.

Severe retreats to Ravenna , where Maximian the besieged in vain, then negotiated his release cons live. According to the sources ^{Names successive}

305 , receives the title of Caesar Flavius Valerius Severus Caesar nobilissimus
306 , receives the title of Augustus Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Severus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus
307 , Titulature to his death: Imperator Caesar Flavius Valerius Severus Pius Felix Invictus Augustus Tribuniciae potestatis III Imperator I, I, Consul

Preceded by:	According to:	Followed by:
Tetrarchy second ( 305 - 306 ) August : Constantius and Galerius Caesars : Maximinus Daia and Severus	Ttrachie third ( 306 - 307 ) August : Severus and Galerius Caesars : Maximin Daia and Constantine ^I	Galerius ( 305 - 311 ) only legitimate emperor Caesars : Maximin Daia and Constantine ^I Maxence (Usurper, 306 - 312 )

List of Roman Emperors of the West and East

Principate
-27 To 235

Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claude Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasian Titus Domitian Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antoninus Pius Marcus Aurelius (with Lucius Verus ) Dresser Pertinax Didius Julianus Septimius Severus Caracalla Geta Macrinus (with Diadumnien ) Elagabalus Severus Alexander

Crisis Third Century
235-284

Maximin the Thracian ^I. Gordian and Gordian II Maxime Pupien and Balbin Gordian III Philip the Arab Decius (with Herennius Etruscus ) Hostilianus Trebonianus Galle (with Volusien ) Emilien Valerian Gallien (with Salonin ) Claudius the Goth Quintillus Aurlien Tacitus Florien Probus Carus Carin Numerian

Dominate
284-395

Diocletian Maximian Constantius Galerius Severus Maxence Maximin Daia Licinius (with Valerius Valens and Martinien ) Constantine ^I Constantine II Constant ^I. Constantius II (with Vetranio ) Julian the Apostate Jovian Valentinian ^I Valens Gratien Valentinian II Theodosius ^I

Western Roman Empire
395-480

Honorius Constantius III Jean Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Eparchus Avitus Majorian Libius Severus Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustus

Eastern Roman Empire
395-1204

Arcadius Theodosius II Marcian ^Leo I. Leo II Zeno Basiliscus Anastasius ^I. Justin ^I. Justinian ^I Justin II Tiberius II Constantine Maurice ^I. Phocas Heraclius Constantine III Hraclonas Constant II Constantine IV Justinian II Leonce II Tiberius III Philippicos Anastasius II Theodosius III Leo III Constantine V Artabasde Leo IV Constantine VI Irene the Athenian Nicephorus I Staurakios Michael ^I Rhangab Leo V the Armenian Michael II Theophilus Michael III Basil ^I. Leo VI the Wise Alexander Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus Roman ^I. Lecapenus Romanus II Nicephorus II Phocas John I Tzimiskes Basil II and Constantine VIII Zoe of Byzantium with Romain Argyre III and Michael IV and V Michel and Constantine IX Theodora Porphyrogenitus Michael VI Isaac ^I. Constantine X Romanus IV Diogenes Michael VII Doukas Nicephorus III Botaniates Alexios I ^Komnenos John II Comnenus Manuel I ^Komnenos Alexius II Comnenus Andronicus ^I Comnenus Isaac II Angelus Alexis III Ange Alexis Angel IV Nicolas Kanabos Alexius V Doukas Mourzuphles

Eastern Roman Empire
divided
1204 to 1261

Empire of Nicaea	Constantine Lascaris ^I. Theodore Lascaris John III Doukas Vatatzes Theodore II Lascaris John IV Lascaris
Latin Empire of Constantinople	Baudouin ^I. Henry ^I Peter II of Courtenay Robert Courtenay Jean de Brienne Baldwin II of Courtenay