Severan
Adjective
Meaning
Severan (comparative more Severan, superlative most Severan)
Of or relating to the Ancient Roman emperor Septimius Severus.
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Around 197, the Severan Reforms divided Britain into two provinces: Upper and Lower ( Britannia Superior main and Inferior main). citation.
The natural harbour had a tendency to silt up, but the Severan changes made this worse, and the eastern wharves are extremely well preserved, since they were scarcely used.
Severan family tree See also * Septimia (gens) * Arcus Argentariorum dedicated by the money changers of Rome to the Severan family.
It was at this point that the Severan connection is first recorded.
This had started earlier under the Severan emperors who enlarged the army by one quarter and doubled the legionaries' base pay.
With the Thracian's hailing came the end of the Severan Dynasty. citation With his own army growing with animosity and turning against him, the path for his assassination was paved.