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Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander: emperor of the Roman world (222-235).

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Successor of: Heliogabalus

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Severus Alexander

222 Consul (with Heliogabalus); Heliogabalus and Julia Soaemias murdered; Alexander becomes emperor
223 Ulpian, the praetorian prefect, murdered
224 In the east, the Parthian king Artabanus IV is defeated by the Persian rebel Ardašir
226 Consul II (with Gaius Aufidius Marcellus II); marriage to Sallustia Orbiana, daughter of the praetorian prefect Lucius Seius Sallustius; Ardašir captures the capital of the Parthian Empire, Ctesiphon, and is the first ruler of the Sasanian dynasty
227 Seius Sallustius tries to become emperor, but is killed; the empress Orbiana is sent into exile
229 Consul III (with Cassius Dio II)
230 The Persians invade Mesopotamia and besiege Nisibis
231 Severus Alexander leaves Rome and goes to the east; end of the usurpation of Uranius in Emesa
232 Arrives in Syria, stays in Antioch; negotiations fail
233 Alexander inconclusively fights against the Persians but the status quo is restored; celebrates triumph in Rome; meanwhile, the Alamanni become restless and destoy the limes in the Black Forest.
234 Alexander goes to the Rhine, where he wants to fight against the Germanic tribes; attempts negotiations first
235 Alexander and Julia Mamaea murdered in Mainz by soldiers of II Parthica and II Primigenia

New legions: IIII Italica

Buildings: Baths of Caracalla (completed; Rome); Baths of Severus Alexander (Rome); Arch of Severus Alexander (Dougga)

Succeeded by: Maximinus Thrax

226 A Roman merchant named "Qin Lun" reaches Hanoi and meets the Chinese emperor Sun Quan
230/231 Origen, exiled from Alexandria, settles in Caesarea
232 The relics of Thomas are transferred to Edessa
235 Death of Hippolytus of Rome
235 Origen's edition of the Septuagint
During this reign: death of Tertullian