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  1. Libius Severus, sometimes enumerated as Severus III, was Western Roman emperor from November 19, 461 to his death on November 14, 465. A native of Lucania, Severus was the fourth of the so-called "Shadow Emperors" who followed the deposition of the Valentinianic dynasty in 455.

  2. Life: AD ? – 465. Became emperor AD 461. Died on 14 November AD 465 at Dertona. After the death of Majorian there followed a period of over three months where no successor was named for the throne of the western empire. Then on 19 November AD 461 Libius Severus was proclaimed emperor.

  3. Aug 16, 2021 · Little is known about Libius Severus’ origins and career, other that he came from Lucania in the southwest of Italy. He was evidently a puppet emperor, controlled by the powerful German ‘Master of Soldiers’ Ricimer, who had dominated policy of the western empire ever since the reign of Avitus. But the reign of Libius Severus was a much ...

  4. Nov 18, 2021 · Libius Severus was born around 420 CE in Lucania (Lucania), a historic land in the south of ancient Italy, between the Gulf of Taranto and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Libius was one of the last emperors of the Western Roman Empire , exercising power from November 19, 461 to his death on August 15, 465 CE.

  5. Libius Severus (461-465 A.D.) Ralph W. Mathisen. University of South Carolina. EARLY HISTORY. Little is known of the origins of the emperor Libius Severus (sometimes, apparently incorrectly, referred to as Livius Severus).

  6. www.tribunesandtriumphs.org › libius-severusLibius Severus

    Short Biography profile and facts about one of the most famous Romans of all, in the life of Libius Severus, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Name commonly known as: Libius Severus aka Severus III *** Latin Roman Name: Libius Severus *** Reigned as Roman Emperor / Caesar: 19 November 461 - 25 September 465

  7. Libius Severus was elevated to emperor by Ricimer following the death of Majorian in 461. As was the case with Majorian, Leo the emperor of the East refused to acknowledge Severus as having any power.

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