Encyclopedia - Alexander Severus: Encyclopedia - Alexander Severus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexandrus (October 1, 208- March 18?, 235), commonly called Alexander Severus, Roman emperor from 222 to 235, wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elagabalus: Encyclopedia - Elagabalus
Elagabalus or Heliogabalus (c. 203–March 11, 222), born Varius Avitus Bassus and also known as Varius Avitus Bassianus Marcus Aurelius ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caracalla: Encyclopedia - Caracalla
Caracalla (April 4, 186–April 8, 217) was emperor of the Roman Empire from AD 211–217. Born in Lugdunum in the province of Gaul in 18...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elagabalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Elagabalus - Imperial Power
Elagabalus and his entourage spent the winter of 218 in Bithynia at Nicomedia. It was at Nicomedia that Elagabalus' religious beliefs fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elagabalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Elagabalus - After Death
Elagabalus - Biased historical sources. After his death, Elagabalus' religious edicts were reversed and El-Gabal was returned to Emesa....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elagabalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Elagabalus - Rise To Power
When the Emperor Macrinus came to power he exiled Julia Maesa, her two daughters, and her eldest grandson, Elagabalus, to her estate at E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elagabalus: Encyclopedia Ii - Elagabalus - Family
Elagabalus was the son of Sextus Varius Marcellus and Julia Soaemias Bassiana. His father was initially a member of the equites class but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Julio-claudian Dynasty
The Julio-Claudian dynasty was composed of the Iulii Caesares and the Claudii Nerones, two distinguished patrician families in the waning...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - Overview
There was no constitutional office of "Roman Emperor" (the first person actually to bear that title was Michael I Rhangabes in the early ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Severan Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Severan Dynasty - Emperors And Caesars
The Severan dynasty spanned the reigns of (who were Emperor and/or Caesar): Severan dynasty - Septimius Severus 193–211. Severan dyn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Severan Dynasty
The short-lived Severan dynasty came into the purple primarily not by vote of the Senate like the Julio-Claudii but rather by the point o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Macrinus And Diadumenianus
Macrinus came from an equestrian family; Dio Cassius writes that he was a Moor from Caesarea. Note that he did not style himself "Caesar"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - From Domitian To Severus
In March 193, the Imperial dignity was quite literally and quite openly auctioned off by the mutinous Praetorian Guard, with Titus Flaviu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Severan Dynasty Restored
The Severi, in addition to being the second dynasty d'épée, are also the first Roman dynasty to have been restored to the purple. The r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - Titles And Positions
Although these are the commonest offices, titles, and positions, one should note that not all Roman Emperors used them, nor were all of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor - The Lineages And Epochs
In the listings of Roman Emperors below, the common name is given first, followed by the more formal name adopted upon accession to the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Year Of The Four Emperors
The year 69 is often called the "Year of the Four Emperors" because it saw four usurpers successively claim the purple. The fourth Empero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Flavian Dynasty
The Flavian dynasty was composed of the Flavii Vespasiani, a middle-class family of plebeian stock. A relatively short-lived dynasty of 3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Emperor Principate: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Emperor Principate - Nervan-antonine Dynasty
The Nervan-Antonine dynasty was a largely artificial one, chiefly built out more of adoption than blood relations, as in the Julio-Claudi...   » Read the article