When Severus had come to Rome during the reign of EmperorHadrian (117-138), he had become a philosophical mentor and a teacher to Roman noble students. Among his students was the future Emperor Marcus Aurelius, with whom he had become friends.
In Rome, Severus assumed a reputation as a man of spirit and as a great philosophical mentor. He was a follower of peripatetic philosophy and later served as an ordinary consul in 146 in the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161).
He married an unnamed woman, by whom he had a son called Gnaeus Claudius Severus. Severus was evidently a politician with a deep interest in political philosophy, as evidenced by Marcus Aurelius’ opinion of him in Meditations (1.14n):
From Severus: love of family, love of truth, love of justice; to have come by his help to understand Thrasea, Helvidius, Cato, Dio Brutus; to have conceived the idea of a balanced constitution, a commonwealth based on equality and freedom of speech, and of a monarchy which values above all the liberty of the subject; from him, too, a constant and vigorous respect for philosophy; beneficence, unstinting generosity, optimism; his confidence in the affection of his friends, his frankness with those who met with his censure, and open likes and dislikes, so that his friends did not need to guess at his wishes.
Sourcesedit
From Tiberius to the Antonines: a history of the Roman Empire AD 14-192, by Albino Garzetti, 1974
Marcus Aurelius, by Anthony Richard Birley, Routledge, 2000
The Cambridge Ancient History: the High Empire, A.D. 70-192, by Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Dominic Rathbone Edition: 2 - Item notes: v. 11 - 2000
gnaeus, claudius, severus, arabianus, other, people, with, similar, names, gnaeus, claudius, severus, consul, arabianus, after, senator, philosopher, lived, roman, empire, life, editseverus, consul, first, roman, governor, arabia, petraea, gaius, claudius, sev. For other people with similar names see Gnaeus Claudius Severus consul 167 and Arabianus Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus 113 after 176 was a senator and philosopher who lived in the Roman Empire Life editSeverus was the son of the consul and first Roman Governor of Arabia Petraea Gaius Claudius Severus by an unnamed mother Severus was of Pontian Greek descent He was born and raised in Pompeiopolis a city in the Roman province of Galatia When Severus had come to Rome during the reign of Emperor Hadrian 117 138 he had become a philosophical mentor and a teacher to Roman noble students Among his students was the future Emperor Marcus Aurelius with whom he had become friends In Rome Severus assumed a reputation as a man of spirit and as a great philosophical mentor He was a follower of peripatetic philosophy and later served as an ordinary consul in 146 in the reign of Antoninus Pius 138 161 He married an unnamed woman by whom he had a son called Gnaeus Claudius Severus Severus was evidently a politician with a deep interest in political philosophy as evidenced by Marcus Aurelius opinion of him in Meditations 1 14n From Severus love of family love of truth love of justice to have come by his help to understand Thrasea Helvidius Cato Dio Brutus to have conceived the idea of a balanced constitution a commonwealth based on equality and freedom of speech and of a monarchy which values above all the liberty of the subject from him too a constant and vigorous respect for philosophy beneficence unstinting generosity optimism his confidence in the affection of his friends his frankness with those who met with his censure and open likes and dislikes so that his friends did not need to guess at his wishes Sources editFrom Tiberius to the Antonines a history of the Roman Empire AD 14 192 by Albino Garzetti 1974 Marcus Aurelius by Anthony Richard Birley Routledge 2000 The Cambridge Ancient History the High Empire A D 70 192 by Alan K Bowman Peter Garnsey Dominic Rathbone Edition 2 Item notes v 11 2000 Marcus Aurelius Meditations Political offices Preceded byGaius Fadius Rufus and Publius Vicriusas consules suffecti Consul of the Roman Empire146with Sextus Erucius Clarus II followed by Quintus Licinius Modestinus Attius Labeo Succeeded byPublius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus andTitus Prifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gnaeus Claudius Severus Arabianus amp oldid 1185919622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
