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Libius Severus
Emperor of the Western Roman Empire
Years: 420 - 465
Flavius Libius Severus Serpentius (Lucania, c. 420 – 15 August 465) is Western Roman Emperor from November 19, 461 to his death.
A Roman senator from Lucania, Severus is one of the last Western Emperors, emptied of any effective power (the real power is in the hands of the powerful magister militum Ricimer), and unable to solve the many problems affecting the Empire; the sources describe him as a pious and religious man.
