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Alexander Severus (Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus) (sĭvēr`əs), d. 235, Roman emperor (222–35), b. Syria. His name was changed (221) from Alexius Bassianus when he was adopted as the successor to Heliogabalus Heliogabalus (hē'lēōgăb`ələs) or Elagabalus ..... Click the link for more information. . Although he won a triumph in a campaign (232) against Ardashir I of Persia, he could not maintain discipline among his own troops and had to retire from battle. In a mutiny on the Rhine, he and his mother, Julia Mamaea, were murdered by the supporters of Maximin Maximin (Caius Julius Verus Maximinus) (măk`sĭmĭn), d. 238, Roman emperor (235–38). ..... Click the link for more information. (d. 238). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These elevated parts of the city
had been without water since the destruction of the Roman aqueducts
built by Alexander Severus some 1300 years previously. The emperor Alexander Severus (AD 222-235) is said by his Roman
pagan biographer to have placed a bust of Christ in his private
chapel--he would hardly have so honoured someone in whose existence he
did not believe. |
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