Severus II
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Severus II was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled as a Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy before being overthrown in the civil wars that followed Diocletian’s abdication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Severus II canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Severus II Context triple: [Maximian, successor, Severus II]
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Honorius
Honorius was a Western Roman emperor whose weak leadership and reliance on generals like Stilicho coincided with the empire’s decline and the Visigothic sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Valentinian III
Valentinian III was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose long but troubled reign was marked by internal power struggles and the empire’s accelerating decline in the West.
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C.
Olybrius
Olybrius was a short-lived 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose brief reign in 472 occurred during the empire’s final period of political fragmentation and decline.
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D.
Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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E.
Flavius Julius Crispus
Flavius Julius Crispus was a 4th-century Roman Caesar and eldest son of Emperor Constantine the Great, noted for his military successes before his mysterious execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Severus II Target entity description: Severus II was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled as a Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy before being overthrown in the civil wars that followed Diocletian’s abdication.
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A.
Honorius
Honorius was a Western Roman emperor whose weak leadership and reliance on generals like Stilicho coincided with the empire’s decline and the Visigothic sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Valentinian III
Valentinian III was a 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose long but troubled reign was marked by internal power struggles and the empire’s accelerating decline in the West.
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C.
Olybrius
Olybrius was a short-lived 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose brief reign in 472 occurred during the empire’s final period of political fragmentation and decline.
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D.
Gratian
Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.
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E.
Flavius Julius Crispus
Flavius Julius Crispus was a 4th-century Roman Caesar and eldest son of Emperor Constantine the Great, noted for his military successes before his mysterious execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
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Tetrarch ⓘ Western Roman emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman army ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Galerius ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crisis of the Third Century aftermath
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Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Diocletianic Tetrarchy
|
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| conflict | civil wars of the Tetrarchy ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Diocletian ⓘ Galerius ⓘ Maxentius ⓘ Maximian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause |
execution
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forced suicide ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 307 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Ravenna ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| givenName | Flavius Valerius Severus ⓘ |
| governmentForm | tetrarchic monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchy
|
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy
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being overthrown in the civil wars after Diocletian’s abdication ⓘ |
| opponent |
Maxentius
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Maximian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caesar
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Roman emperor ⓘ Western Augustus ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Constantius Chlorus
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantius I Chlorus
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| reignEnd | 307 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 306 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| successor | Maxentius ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Severus II Description of subject: Severus II was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled as a Western Augustus during the Tetrarchy before being overthrown in the civil wars that followed Diocletian’s abdication.
Referenced by (10)
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