NAMES (Severus)

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 29826

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Jen Faulkner <jfaulkne at e...> wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Catlady (Rita Prince Winston) wrote:
> 
> > More like "severe" is an anglicazation of "Severus". It was the 
name 
> > of a Roman emperor, Lucius Severus Septimus.
> 

Severus [Septimus] 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

I just love the idea of a Roman Emperor whipping up some Polyjuice 
Potion or Veritaserum to keep himself one up on his adversaries (of 
whom Severus Septimus had many)

    - CMC