The Other Severus

[Caius Marcius]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., absinthe at m... wrote:
>  "Doreen" <nera at r...> wrote:

> 
> Notice the bit about Septimius Severus being known for his cruelty?
> 
> Also the bit where after he got into power he made a number of 
> concessions to the military, because the military backed him up 
during 
> his rise. It sort of reminded me of Snape's relationship with the 
> Slytherin students.
> 
> :-)Milz

Severus was passionately addicted to the vain studies of magic and 
divination, deeply versed in the interpretation of dreams and omens, 
and perfectly acquainted with the science of judicial 
astrology.........

               - Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chap. 6