Severus

Family: Roman Empire · Role: emperor · First appears: Book I · Chap. V

Life events

Severus became emperor after succeeding Augustus as the seventeenth emperor.(Book I · Chap. V)
- “In the year of our Lord 189, Severus, an African, born at Leptis, in the province of Tripolis, became emperor.”
Severus divided recovered Britain from unconquered nations with a fortified rampart.(Book I · Chap. V · 📍 Britain)
- “Thus Severus drew a great trench and strong rampart, fortified with several towers, from sea to sea.”
Severus fell sick and died at York, leaving two sons, Bassianus and Geta.(Book I · Chap. V · 📍 York)
- With: Bassianus Geta
- “And there, at York, he fell sick afterwards and died, leaving two sons, Bassianus and Geta;”

child: Bassianus “And there, at York, he fell sick afterwards and died, leaving two sons, Bassianus and Geta; of whom Geta died, adjudged an enemy of the State; but Bassianus, having taken the surname of Antonius, obtained the empire.”
child: Geta “And there, at York, he fell sick afterwards and died, leaving two sons, Bassianus and Geta; of whom Geta died, adjudged an enemy of the State; but Bassianus, having taken the surname of Antonius, obtained the empire.”

mentor: Lupus (Lupus was Severus's spiritual teacher.) “Severus, a man of singular sanctity, who was disciple to the blessed father, Lupus, bishop of Troyes”
with Germanus (Severus travelled with Germanus.) “and taking with him Severus, a man of singular sanctity”
with Elafius (Elafius went to meet Severus.) “one Elafius, a chief of that region, without tidings from any visible messenger, hastened to meet the holy men”

Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.