Gaius Septimius Severus Aper
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Gaius Septimius Severus Aper (c. 175 - 211/212), Consul Ordinarius
in 207.
Aper came from Leptis Magna
and was probably a grandson of the Consul Suffectus of July 153, Publius Septimius Aper. Aper was in the year 207, together with the otherwise unknown Lucius Annius Maximus, Consul Ordinarius. Aper is possibly in the Historia Augusta called Afer, which in the end of the year 211 or 212 on command of the emperor Caracalla
was executed.
Roman consul
A consul served in the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic.Each year, two consuls were elected together, to serve for a one-year term. Each consul was given veto power over his colleague and the officials would alternate each month...
in 207.
Aper came from Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna also known as Lectis Magna , also called Lpqy, Neapolis, Lebida or Lebda to modern-day residents of Libya, was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Khoms, Libya, east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea...
and was probably a grandson of the Consul Suffectus of July 153, Publius Septimius Aper. Aper was in the year 207, together with the otherwise unknown Lucius Annius Maximus, Consul Ordinarius. Aper is possibly in the Historia Augusta called Afer, which in the end of the year 211 or 212 on command of the emperor Caracalla
Caracalla
Caracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
was executed.