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Not to be confused with Septimius Severus, Valerius Severus, Libius Severus, or Alexander (Byzantine emperor).
Severus Alexander (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus 1 October 208 – 19 March 235) was Roman Emperor from 222 to 235 and the last emperor of the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his cousin Elagabalus, upon the latter's assassination in 222, and was ultimately assassinated himself, marking the epoch event for the Crisis of the Third Century — nearly 50 years of civil wars, foreign invasion, and collapse of the monetary economy, though this last part is now disputed.
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Severus Alexander | |||||
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26th Emperor of the Roman Empire | |||||
Reign | 11 March 222 – 18/19 March 235 | ||||
Predecessor | Elagabalus | ||||
Successor | Maximinus Thrax | ||||
Born | (208-10-01)1 October 208 Arca Caesarea, Syria Phoenicia Province (modern Akkar, Lebanon) | ||||
Died | 19 March 235 (aged 26) Moguntiacum, Germania Superior | ||||
Spouse | Sallustia Orbiana Sulpicia Memmia | ||||
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Imperial Dynasty | Severan | ||||
Father | Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus | ||||
Mother | Julia Avita Mamaea |
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