by a soldier in the palace and succeeded by Severus. Julianus was born to Quintus Petronius Didius Severus and Aemilia Clara. His father came from a prominent...

Quintus Petronius Didius Severus was a Roman who lived in the 2nd century. Severus' family was one of the most prominent and significant families in Midolanensis...

Five Emperors. After deposing and killing the incumbent emperor Didius Julianus, Severus fought his rival claimants, the Roman generals Pescennius Niger...

Lupus. Petronius M. f. M. n. Antoninus, son of Marcus Petronius Sura Mamertinus. Quintus Petronius Didius Severus, father of the emperor Didius Julianus...

Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius (c. 201 – June 251), known as Trajan Decius or simply Decius, was Roman emperor from 249 to 251. A distinguished...

emperor Marcus Aurelius. Quintus Petronius Didius Q. f. Severus, father of the emperor Didius Julianus. Marcus Didius Q. f. Q. n. Severus Julianus, consul in...

senator Didius Julianus, whose reign would end mere weeks later with his assassination on 1 June 193. Julianus was succeeded by Septimius Severus. After...

Samnite War Publius Decius Mus (consul 312 BC) Dexippus Aulus Didius Gallus Titus Didius Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC) Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus...

emperor Quintus Petillius - two cousins Marcus Petreius - governor Petronius - courtier of Nero Publius Petronius - suffect consul Petronius Arbiter -...

and Didius Julianus bought the title of emperor. However, the armies of the Danube chose instead the governor of Pannonia Superior, Septimius Severus, who...

Ostorius Scapula (47–52) Aulus Didius Gallus (52–57) Quintus Veranius (57–57) Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (58–62) Publius Petronius Turpilianus (62–63) Marcus...

was prominent throughout the 4th century, such as Petronius Probinus (consul in 341) and Petronius Probianus (consul in 322). Momigliano's opinion was...

been known as "Marcus Annius Catilius Severus", at birth or some point in his youth, or "Marcus Catilius Severus Annius Verus". Upon his adoption by Antoninus...

Didius Julianus, 5.1–2. Historia Augusta 1921, Didius Julianus, 5.3. Historia Augusta 1921, Septimius Severus, 5.5. Historia Augusta 1921, Didius Julianus...

leadership of Quintus Sertorius, a former supporter of Marius and Cinna – Sullan victory. 80 BC – Battle of the Baetis River – Rebel forces under Quintus Sertorius...

the equites and held office at his pleasure. From the time of Alexander Severus the post was open to senators also, and if an equestrian was appointed...

Lucius Munatius Plancus 34/33–33/32: Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus 30: Quintus Didius 29: Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus 28–25: Cicero Minor Some consider...

executed along with a number of other prominent consulars and senators. Didius Julianus, the future emperor and a relative of Salvius Julianus, was dismissed...

mists of Lyonesse. Lindsey Davis' character Marcus Didius Falco and his best friend Lucius Petronius Longus both served in the legion during Boadicea's...

for attempting to impose order upon the long-undisciplined unit. Senator Didius Julianus bribed the Praetorian Guard to proclaim him emperor, but had difficulty...

Ecclesiastica VII.13 Sulpicius Severus Dialogi II.6;III.11,13 Sulpicius Severus Historia Sacra II.49-51 Sulpicius Severus Vita Sancti Martini XX Trioedd...

him proconsular governorship of Asia. In 234, during the last years of Severus Alexander's reign, he was installed as consul for the second time. In that...

titles, dropped out after their fall): Septimius Severus Elagabalus (Antoniniana) Alexander Severus (Severiana Alexandriana) The Gallic Empire, that existed...

Piso (69/70) Lucius Junius Quintus Vibius Crispus (71/72) Quintus Manlius Ancharius Tarquitius Saturninus (72/73) Quintus Julius Cordinus Gaius Rutilius...

Hostilian (Latin: Gaius Valens Hostilianus Messius Quintus; died 251) was briefly Roman emperor in 251. Hostilian was born to Decius and Herennia Etruscilla...

funerary inscription from Albanum. Quintus Peducaeus P. f., an augur, named in an inscription from Spoletium in Umbria. Quintus Peducaeus St. f., named in an...

five years – but it was a stable one in the unstable third century." "Severus deserves the ultimate credit for making possible the emergence of a figure...

Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius (died June 251), known simply as Herennius Etruscus, was briefly Roman emperor in 251, ruling jointly under...

as well by many usurpers as they were by legitimate emperors. Septimius Severus notably declared himself as the adoptive son of the long-deceased Marcus...

the Crisis of the Third Century. Severus was enthroned after invading Rome and having Didius Julianus killed. Severus attempted to revive totalitarianism...