Severus

Sĕvērus, i, m. [1. severus],

I a proper name.

A Of several men.

1 Cornelius Severus, a poet in the Augustan age , Quint. 10, 1, 89; Ov. P. 4, 2, 2 sqq.; 4, 16, 9.—

2 Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor , A.D. 193-211.—

3 Alexander Severus, a Roman emperor , A. D. 222-235, Eutr. 8, 10; Spart. Sev. 1 sqq.—

4 T. Cassius Severus, a Roman orator , in the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius , Quint. 10, 1, 116; Tac. Or. 19.—

5 Sulpicius Severus, a bishop in Gaul , author of a Historia Sacra, and of the Vita S. Martini, and several smaller works. —

B Mons Severus, a mountain in the country of the Sabines , Verg. A. 7, 713.