Severus Alexander
Se-ve'rus, [Fr. Severe, sa'vaiR',] (Alexander,) a
Roman emperor, born in Phoenicia about 205 A.D., was
a son of Gessius Marcjanus and Julia Mammaea. In
221 he was adopted by his cousin Elagabalus, then emperor,
who also gave him the title of Caesar. He was
called M. Aurelius Alexander before his accession to
the throne. Elagabalus soon became jealo...
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 18 March
235), commonly known as Alexander Severus, was Roman Emperor
from 222 to 235. He was the last emperor of the Severan
dynasty. Alexander Severus succeeded his cousin Elagabalus
upon the latter's assassination in 222, and was ultimately
assassinated himself, marking the epoch event for ...
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, usually called Alexander Sevērus. A Roman emperor (A.D. 222-235), the son of Gessius Marcianus and Iulia Mamaea, and first cousin of
Elagabalus. He was born at Arcé, in Phœnicia, in the temple of Alexander the Great, to which his parents had repaired for the celebration
of a festival, on the 1st of October, A.D. 205. His original name appears t...
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