id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9006 Septimius Severus - Wikipedia .html text/html 7766 1175 64 Lucius Septimius Severus (Latin: [sɛˈweːrʊs]; 9 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. After deposing and killing the incumbent emperor Didius Julianus, Severus fought his rival claimants, the Roman generals Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus. The elder Severus chose his cousin as one of his two legati pro praetore, a senior military appointment.[19] Following the end of this term, Septimius Severus returned to Rome, taking up office as tribune of the plebs, a senior legislative position, with the distinction of being the candidatus of the emperor.[20] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9006.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9006.txt