Severan dynasty succession crisis

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civil conflict event in ancient Rome political crisis succession crisis

The Severan dynasty succession crisis was a turbulent period in the early 3rd-century Roman Empire marked by violent power struggles and civil conflict among members of the Severan imperial family.

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Label	Occurrences
Severan dynasty succession crisis canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil conflict ⓘ event in ancient Rome ⓘ political crisis ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ
characterizedBy	civil conflict among Severan claimants ⓘ rapid imperial turnovers ⓘ violent power struggles ⓘ
followedBy	Maximinus Thrax’s reign ⓘ wider Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Severan dynasty consolidation under Septimius Severus ⓘ reign of Caracalla ⓘ
hasCause	Praetorian Guard influence ⓘ assassination of Caracalla ⓘ dynastic rivalry within the Severan family ⓘ military interference in imperial succession ⓘ provincial army revolts ⓘ weak legitimacy of later Severan emperors ⓘ
hasEffect	civil wars ⓘ economic strain on the empire ⓘ erosion of central imperial authority ⓘ frequent changes of emperor ⓘ increased power of the army in politics ⓘ military usurpations ⓘ persecution and purges within the imperial family ⓘ political instability ⓘ
hasEndTime	235 ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	accession of Macrinus ⓘ accession of Severus Alexander ⓘ assassination of Caracalla in 217 ⓘ assassination of Elagabalus in 222 ⓘ assassination of Severus Alexander in 235 ⓘ elevation of Maximinus Thrax by the army ⓘ overthrow of Macrinus by Elagabalus ⓘ
hasLocation	Africa Proconsularis NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Roman provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Caracalla NERFINISHED ⓘ Diadumenian NERFINISHED ⓘ Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ German frontier legions NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Maesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Mamaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Soaemias NERFINISHED ⓘ Macrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximinus Thrax NERFINISHED ⓘ Praetorian Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian legions NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartTime	217 ⓘ
involves	Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial family rivalries ⓘ religious tensions around the cult of Elagabal ⓘ
partOf	Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Roman Empire ⓘ
timePeriod	early 3rd century AD ⓘ

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