Severus II
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This article is about the Roman emperor. For the Syriac Orthodox patriarch, see Severus II bar Masqeh.
Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), also called Severus II,[1] was a Roman emperor from 306 to 307, and a member of the Tetrarchy. He shared control of the western half of the empire with Constantine I, but spent most of his short reign in a civil war against the usurper Maxentius, who later killed him and took over Italy.
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Roman emperor (in the West) | |||||
Augustus | 25 July 306 – April 307 (with Galerius in the East) | ||||
Predecessor | Constantius I | ||||
Successor | Maxentius (de facto) Licinius (de jure) | ||||
Co-ruler | Constantine I | ||||
Caesar | 1 May 305 – 25 July 306 (under Constantius I) | ||||
Born | Flavius Severus Illyria | ||||
Died | September 307 Tres Tabernae | ||||
Issue | Flavius Severianus | ||||
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