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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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 7.713
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 1.116
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 1.89
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 4.2
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