Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, commonly known as Severus Alexander, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who ruled from 222 to 235 CE and is remembered for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being assassinated by his own troops.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| ageAtAccession | about 13 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Severus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0208-10-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Arca Caesarea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPower | after assassination of Elagabalus ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | discontent of the army ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns against the Sassanid Empire
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campaigns on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0235-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Germania Superior
NERFINISHED
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Mogontiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ near Mogontiacum ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century (early phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullNameAtAccession | Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexander
ⓘ
Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Julia Maesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Pater Patriae ⓘ Pontifex Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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influence of his mother Julia Mamaea in government ⓘ relatively peaceful reign ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination by his own troops ⓘ |
| mother | Julia Mamaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0235 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0222 ⓘ |
| relative |
Caracalla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| spouse | Orbiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | soldier-emperor Maximinus Thrax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Maximinus Thrax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAssassinated | true ⓘ |
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