Severus: West

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Establishment

• January 306: The senior Roman emperors jointly abdicated and retired in 305 AD, allowing Constantius and Galerius to be elevated in rank to Augusti. They in turn appointed two new Caesars - Severus in the west under Constantius, and Maximinus Daia in the east under Galerius.

Chronology

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1. Civil wars of the Tetrarchy

Were a series of conflicts between the co-emperors of the Roman Empire (the system of Thetrarchy introduced by Diocletian divided the Roman Empire between two emperors, the augusti, and their junior colleagues and designated successors, the caesares). The war ended with Constantine I as undisputed Emperor.

• January 306: The senior Roman emperors jointly abdicated and retired in 305 AD, allowing Constantius and Galerius to be elevated in rank to Augusti. They in turn appointed two new Caesars - Severus in the west under Constantius, and Maximinus Daia in the east under Galerius.
• January 307: In 306, Constantius, the Western Roman Emperor, died. According to the rules of Tetrachic system, he had to be succeeded by his Caesar, Severus II. However, following his death, the troops proclaimed Constantine, his son, as Augustus.
• January 308: Maxentius and Maximine usurpe Severus.

Disestablishment

• January 308: Maxentius and Maximine usurpe Severus.