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Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus [1] (flourished 3rd century) was a Magister (master) in the Arval Brethren during the reign of Roman emperor Caracalla who ruled from 212 until 217. [1] Bassianus seems to be linked to the Julii and the Bassiani. [2] From his name, could point to him as a possible son of the Syrian Roman nobles Marcus Julius ...
The priest Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus may have been his younger brother. Emperor Early reign Bust of young Severus Alexander, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Severus Alexander became emperor when he was around 14 years old, making him the youngest emperor in Rome's history.
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Jun 26, 2015 · On the 26 th June AD 221, Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus was adopted by his cousin, the emperor Elagabalus. Upon adoption he was styled Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander, and he was to go on to be the last emperor of the Severan dynasty.
Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus (flourished 3rd century) was a Magister (master) in the Arval Brethren during the reign of Roman emperor Caracalla who ruled from 212 until 217. Bassianus seems to be linked to the Julii and the Bassiani. From his name, could point to him as a possible son of the Syrian Roman nobles Marcus Julius Gessius ...
Born Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus in around 208, Alexander was adopted as heir apparent by his slightly older and very unpopular cousin, Elagabalus, at the urging of Julia Maesa, who was the grandmother of both cousins and who had arranged for the emperor's acclamation by the Third Gallica Legion.
Oct 28, 2013 · Marcus Julius Gessius Alexianus (Alexander Severus) was born in the Phoenician city of Caesarea in 208 CE (no exact date is known) to Gessius Marcianus and Julia Avita Mamaea, niece of Julia Domna - second wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. Historian Herodian wrote that Alexianus was actually named after the Macedonian king Alexander the Great.
Full name: Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus (from birth to adoption); Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander (from adoption to accession); Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus (as emperor).
