"Severus" trivia

[neith_seshat]

No: HPFGUIDX 83061

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jwcpgh" <jwcpgh at y...> wrote:
> I larned in class the other day that there was a Roman governor of 
> Britain by the name of Julius Severus who was in office around the 
> year 135 CE, when he was sent to Judea by the emperor Hadrian to 
> help put down the bar Kochba revolt.  Just a bit of trivia...I have 
> no idea if (1) this has been covered before or (2) JKR ever heard 
of 
> this guy.  But I have no doubt he had greasy hair and favored 
> black...

AFAIK, it has not been covered. However, it has been discussed that 
there was a Roman Emperor, called Septimius Severus (Third Century 
AD), from whom Snape's first name could have been taken. If I'm not 
mistaken, he had even a strongest link with Britain, as he died at 
Evoracum (nowadays, York). He came into power by fighting and winning 
the other two contendants, Albus and Niger (white and black, by the 
way...)

I hope you find it useful,

Neith