Galerius's chosen Caesar for the West, installed over Constantine's claim. He was sent to crush Maxentius in Italy but disaster struck when his army melted away at the very walls of Rome, bribed by Maxentius. He fled to Ravenna, was captured, abdicated, and killed.
Also known as: Severus II · Flavius Valerius Severus
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Galerius's chosen Caesar for the West, installed over Constantine's claim. He was sent to crush Maxentius in Italy but disaster struck when his army melted away at the very walls of Rome, bribed by Maxentius. He fled to Ravenna, was captured, abdicated, and killed.
“Legally, Galerius's man Severus should have become Augustus and should have been free”
“Severus, gleefully noting that Maxentius had few troops, descended on Italy virtually unopposed,”
“Severus then fled to Ravenna, was captured, abdicated, and killed.”
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