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Apr 8, 2024 · Severus Alexander was a Roman emperor from ad 222 to 235, whose weak rule collapsed in the civil strife that engulfed the empire for the next 50 years. His maternal grandmother, Julia Maesa, was a sister-in-law of the emperor Septimius Severus (reigned 193–211).
Bassianus Alexianus. Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander [1] (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, [2] was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. The last emperor from the Severan dynasty, he succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222, at the age of 13. Alexander himself was eventually assassinated, and his death ...
- 13 March 222 – 22 March 235
- Julia Avita Mamaea
- Uncertain, possibly Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus
- Maximinus Thrax
Other relatives included Elagabalus's aunt Julia Avita Mamaea and uncle Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus and their son Severus Alexander. [14] Elagabalus's family held hereditary rights to the priesthood of the sun god Elagabal , of whom Elagabalus was the high priest at Emesa (modern Homs ) in Roman Syria as part of the Arab Emesene dynasty . [22]
- 16 May 218 – 11 March 222
- Julia Soaemias Bassiana
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Oct 28, 2013 · Definition. Alexander Severus served as the Roman emperor from 222 CE until his untimely death in 235 CE. At the urging of his mother, aunt, and grandmother, Emperor Elagabalus named his cousin Alexianus (the future Alexander Severus) as his heir in the summer of 221 CE. After realizing the possible consequences of his actions, he planned for ...
- Donald L. Wasson
Oct 21, 2013 · Uprisings within the army occurred throughout the provinces, and there was even a failed attempt to replace him on the throne. In the summer of 221CE Elagabalus was convinced by his family to name an heir. His thirteen-year-old cousin Bassianus Alexanus (the future Alexander Severus), the son of Julia Mamaea, assumed the title of Caesar. Seeing ...
- Donald L. Wasson
The imperial court, however, was dominated by formidable women who arranged the succession of Elagabalus in 218 A.D., and Alexander Severus, the last of the line, in 222 A.D. In the last phase of the Severan principate, the power of the Senate was finally revived, and a number of fiscal reforms were enacted.
Bust of Severus Alexander, the last emperor of the Severan dynasty; Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse 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 ...
