no: Alexander Severus

In spite of the steady inflation during the 2nd century, there was no further rise until the time of Septimius Severus, who increased it to 500 denarii a year.

Severus ' father was an obscure provincial who held no major political status, but he had two cousins, Publius Septimius Aper and Gaius Septimius Severus, who served as consuls under emperor Antoninus Pius.

no: Septimius Severus

In many respects no two men could be more unlike than Severus, the scholar and orator, well versed in the ways of the world, and Martin, the rough Pannonian bishop, ignorant, suspicious of culture, champion of the monastic life, seer and worker of miracles.

Severus loses no opportunity for laying stress on the crimes and follies of rulers, and on their cruelty, though he once declares that, cruel as rulers.

Accordingly we find that Severus, in narrating the division of Canaan among the tribes, calls the special attention of ecclesiastics to the fact that no portion of the land was assigned to the tribe of Levi, lest they should be hindered in their service of God.

But Severus was no indiscriminating adherent of monasticism.

The judgment of Severus himself is no doubt that which he puts in the mouth of his interlocutor Posthumianus: " I am astonished that one and the same man could have so far differed from himself that in the approved portion of his works he has no equal since the apostles, while in that portion for which he is justly blamed it is proved that no man has committed more unseemly errors.

no: Sulpicius Severus

The Pope set no limit to his plans, and achieved much in his short pontificate, always carried through at top speed: the completion of the dome of St. Peter's ; the loggia of Sixtus in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano ; the chapel of the Praesepe in Santa Maria Maggiore ; additions or repairs to the Quirinal, Lateran and Vatican palaces ; the erection of four obelisks, including that in Saint Peter's Square ; the opening of six streets ; the restoration of the aqueduct of Septimius Severus (" Acqua Felice "); the integration of the Leonine City in Rome as XIV rione ( Borgo ).

Sixtus had, however, no appreciation of antiquities, which were employed as raw material to serve his urbanistic and Christianising programs: Trajan's Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius ( at the time misidentified as the Column of Antoninus Pius ) were made to serve as pedestals for the statues of SS Peter and Paul ; the Minerva of the Capitol was converted into an emblem of Christian Rome ; the Septizonium of Septimius Severus was demolished for its building materials.

He finally chose Libius Severus, a senator of no political distinction but was probably selected to please the Italian senatorial aristocracy.

After the death of Libius Severus in 465, the Western Empire had no Emperor.

Cassius Dio notes that after Sejanus, no other prefect except Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who commanded the Guard under Septimius Severus, would rise to such influence.

no: Flavius Valerius Severus

Joining onto the arcade itself are, in succession, the crypt of the martyrs Calogerus and Parthenius and the double cubiculum of Severus, which contains a rhythmic inscription ( dated to no later than 304 ) in which a bishop of Rome ( at that time Marcellinus is first called pope and first openly professes belief in the final resurrection.

When Severus Snape caught Harry outside the school with this book in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he invented the rule that no library books were allowed outside the school, and confiscated it.

" The controversy was a heated and protracted one and while no settlement was arrived at, the later Oriental Orthodox claim the victory for Severus ( Renaudot, p. 129 ).

Complaining that the Coptic Orthodox Christians of Egypt no longer knew the Coptic language ( related to late Egyptian ), Severus composed a theological text in Arabic — the first Coptic text written in that language.

Herodian places the date of the split occurred in 197, though there is no evidence of this distinction being formalised in inscriptions until after the death of Severus in 211.

Second and more important, there were continuous movements of new peoples since the time of Emperor Severus Alexander.

It is believed that Urban's pontificate was during a peaceful time for Christians in the Empire as Severus did not promote the persecution of Christianity.

Legend has it that it was discovered by Fabrizio Lazzaro in the sepulchre of the Emperor Alexander Severus, at Monte del Grano near Rome, and excavated some time around 1582.

Septimius Severus was already in his early thirties at the time of his first marriage.

At the same time, Severus felt it was reasonable to offer Clodius Albinus, the powerful governor of Britannia who had probably supported Didius against him, the rank of Caesar, which implied some claim to succession.

Afterwards, Severus returned to Syria for a time to plan a much more ambitious campaign.

At this time Severus came under the powerful influence of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, by whom he was led to devote his wealth to the Christian poor, and his own powers to a life of good works and meditation.

In his allusions to the Gentile rulers with whom the Jews came into contact from the time of the Maccabees onwards, Severus discloses some points which are not without importance.

At the same time, Maxentius, the son of Maximian, resenting having been left out of the new arrangements, defeated Severus before forcing him to abdicate and then arranging his murder in 307.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Fulvus ( or, less frequently, year 873 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Stloga ( or, less frequently, year 894 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Clarus ans Severus ( or, less frequently, year 899 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus ( or, less frequently, year 908 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Iordanes ( or, less frequently, year 1223 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Quintianus ( or, less frequently, year 988 Ab urbe condita ).

In spring 15 CE, Legatus Caecina Severus invaded the Marsi a second time with about 25, 000 – 30, 000 men, causing great havoc.

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Victorinus ( or, less frequently, year 953 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Rufinus ( or, less frequently, year 1076 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Antoninus ( or, less frequently, year 955 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus ( or, less frequently, year 1000 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Severus ( or, less frequently, year 1001 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus ( or, less frequently, year 926 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus ( or, less frequently, year 924 Ab urbe condita ).

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Severus ( or, less frequently, year 960 Ab urbe condita ).