ALEXANDER SEVERUS

(Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus)sĭvērˈəs, 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. 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 (d. 238).

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books on: Alexander Severus  - 1750 results

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The Life and Reign of the Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus
Book by Maurice Platnauer; Greenwood Press, 1970
Subjects: Rome--History--Lucius Septimius Severus, 193-211, Severus, Lucius Septimius--Emperor Of Rome--146-211
...Pergamum in 218: 3 under Alexander Severus 4 he became consul suffectus...biographies of Septimius and Alexander Severus. Thirdly, the truth of all...a passage in the life of Alexander Severus 1 we always find reference...
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Septimius Severus: The African Emperor
Book by Anthony R. Birley; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Lucius Septimius Severus, 193-211, Severus, Lucius Septimius--Emperor Of Rome--146-211
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS THE AFRICAN EMPEROR Septimius Severus, the African Emperor, was descended from Phoenician settlers...as biographies of Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS The African Emperor Anthony R. Birley LONDON AND...
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Severus of Antioch
Book by Pauline Allen, C. T.R. Hayward; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Severus--Of Antioch--Ca. 465-538
...teaching of Cyril. Towards the end of the second part of his work, Severus defends himself against the charge of theopaschitism which...calling on the witness of the Fathers: Ignatius, Irenaeus, Alexander of Alexandria, Julius of Rome, Athanasius, the Cappadocians...
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Brill's Companion to Alexander the Great
Book by Joseph Roisman; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C, Generals--Greece--Biography, Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C, Greece--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Greece--Politics And Government--To 146 B.C
Brills Companion to Alexander the Great Edited by Joseph Roisman Brills Companion to Alexander the Great by Joseph Roisman...Greece and the Aegean xix A Map of Alexanders Campaigns xx PART ONE ALEXANDER...
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From Arrian to Alexander: Studies in Historical Interpretation
Book by A. B. Bosworth; Clarendon Press, 1988
Subjects: Alexander--The Great--356-323 B.C, Arrian, Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C--Historiography
...successor autumn 117 was L. Catilius Severus HA Hadr. 5. 10; ILAfr. 43; Eck...would be the magnate of Ancyra, C. Iulius Severus, who occupied all the local offices in...should note, however, that Catilius Severus, Hadrians first governor of Syria and...
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journal articles on: Alexander Severus  - 17 results

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The Thermo-mineral Complex at Baiae and de Balneis Puteolanis
Journal article by Fikret K. Yegul; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 78, 1996
Subjects: Archaeology, Architecture, Manuscripts, Middle Ages, Resorts & spas, Roman civilization
...at Baiae is in reference to Alexander Severus, who, according to the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, "Alexander Severus," 26.9-10, constructed in honor...names of Septimius Severus and Alexander Severus; see Borriello and dAmbrosio...
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Framing the Sun: the Arch of Constantine and the Roman Cityscape
Journal article by Elizabeth Marlowe; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 88, 2006
Subjects: Art history, Christianity, Memorials & monuments, Religion, Roman civilization, Urban areas
...reconsecrated to Jupiter Ultor by the emperors successor, Alexander Severus (r. 222-35).48 On the Caelian loomed the great Temple...the Arch of Constantine and the Arch of Septimius Severus presented, directly at eye level, images of Roman...
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How Naked Is Juliana?
Journal article by Peter Dendle; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 83, 2004
Subjects: Anglo-Saxon philology--Analysis, Nudity--Social aspects
...however, even for pagan Roman society--Hadrian, Trajan, Alexander Severus, and Marcus Aurelius prohibited such mixed baths...48). (49) Junius II, page 78. (50) Anon. Letter of Alexander to Aristotle, ch. 29 (Andy Orchard, Pride and Prodigies...
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Flavius Philostratus: On Heroes
Journal article by David Potter; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 125, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Flavius Philostratus: On Heroes (Book)--Book reviews
...Phoenician merchant, converted to a belief in the importance of the Classical past, may stand as a paradigm for Alexander Severus (A.D. 222-235), who had shown no respect for precisely these traditions. Even if a date as late as the 230s, favored...
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Annual Bibliography of Works about Life Writing, 2005-2006: Articles and Essays
Journal article by Phyllis E. Wachter; Biography, Vol. 29, 2006
Subjects: Biographies--Bibliography, Biography--Bibliography
...Dialogues: Zacharias Scholasticus Life of Severus." Journal of Early Christian Studies...section of the biography that ignores Severus but details the conversion of a young...Biography: From Susanna Dobson (1775) to Alexander Fraser Tytler (1810)." British Romanticism...
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Alexander's Final Resting Place: Andrew Chugg Pinpoints the Emperor's Long-Lost Tomb
Magazine article by Andrew Chugg; History Today, Vol. 54, July 2004
Subjects: Alexander the Great, Alexandria, Egypt (City)--Buildings and facilities, Greece--History, Greek history, Kings, Kings and rulers, Tombs--Discovery and exploration
...Similarly, Augustus viewed Alexanders corpse in 30 BC, strewing it...know of was Emperor Septimius Severus in AD 200, and Severus son Caracalla made the final...that the tomb was unknown to Alexanders own people in about AD 400...
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Social Life
Magazine article by Catherine Slessor; The Architectural Review, Vol. 200, July 1996
Subjects: Architectural criticism--Evaluation, Architecture and society--Analysis
...Rome. 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 monumental entry of the Acque Felice into the city is marked by the three-arched...
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'They Came before Columbus'
Magazine article by Saafu Khpera; New African, January 2001
Subjects: Africans--History, Discoveries (in geography)--Africa, Discovery and exploration--Africa, Native American history, Native Americans--History, Voyages and travels--History, World history--Africa
...de las Meassa, Monte Alban and Talatilco in Mexico. Prof Alexander von Wuthenau, the German-born art historian, author of Unexplained...emperors -- Flavius Honorious (395 AD) and Emperior Septimius Severus (193 AD) who erected Hannibals statute in Rome, and in 202...
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Faith Triumphs over Persecution: The Simple and Enduring Faith of Christians Has Proven Unconquerable despite the Persecutions from Ancient Rome to Modern-Day Iraq
Magazine article by Warren Mass; The New American, Vol. 24, December 22, 2008
Subjects: Christianity--History, Christianity--Social aspects, Christians--History, Christians--Practice, Jesus Christ--History, Religious persecution--History
...could. When he could not stand it any more, he cried to his son, "Alexander, I must say what they want! I cant bear your beating any more...


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newspaper articles on: Alexander Severus  - 9 results

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JUMBO JETS TO VICTORY; O'Grady's Youngster Roars Back to Form
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), May 3, 2009
...thumb. "Its some compensation for his owner Patrick Wilmott who recently lost a good horse he had with me called Alexander Severus," said OGrady. "Things went against him at Cheltenham. He got kicked at the start and then Ebadiyan ran out in front...
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Mullins Set to Reign Supreme at Fairyhouse; Double Act: Trainer Willie Mullins' Sports Line (above) and Morning Supreme Should Ensure He Does Not Leave Today's Fairyhouse Meeting Empty-Handed
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 31, 2009
...when Mullins was in short trousers. Whether OGradys Alexander Severus is on the plane to the festival remains to be seen...Fairyhouse Hurdle. If Sports Line, Morning Supreme and Alexander Severus all stand out in their respective races, the other...
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My Friend Acker; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 12, 2006
...by the Emperor Macrinus - a Moor by birth, having been born at Caesarea in modern-day Algeria in AD164. In AD222 Alexander Severus became Emperor. He was a Phoenician by birth but apparently did not like to be called Syrian. He was murdered in...
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JUST CHAMPION; Fairytale: Brave Inca and Ruby Walsh (Right) on Their Way to Irish Champion Hurdle Glory
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 26, 2009
Subjects: Consumer electronics industry, Toshiba Corp.
...last year, were on the other Mullins runner, Jayo, but jumping errors put paid to the 15-8 shots chances. Earlier, Alexander Severus took the opening Frank Conroy Memorial Maiden Hurdle. Its a race in memory of one of my favourite owners. Im delighted...
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BIG ZEB'S SET TO BE AMAZING; Murphy Star to Land Prize
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 31, 2009
...where SPORTS LINE is napped to be at DE ISE DAN in the opener, hinges on a 7.30. a.m. inspection. Edward OGradys ALEXANDER SEVERUS, successful at Leopardstown last Sunday, should follow-up in the Corporate Hospitality At Fairyhouse 4-Y-0 Hurdle...
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encyclopedia articles on: Alexander Severus  - 14 results

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Alexander Severus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALEXANDER SEVERUS (Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus)siver s, 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 . Although he won a triumph in a...
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Severus, Alexander
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SEVERUS, ALEXANDER see Alexander Severus . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ulpian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...member of the council of the jurist Papinian. As Praetorian prefect from 222, he enjoyed the favor of the emperor Alexander Severus, and he was murdered by the jealous Praetorian Guard. Ulpians Libri ad edictum edicts, a statement of the policy...
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Gordian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Gordianus Africanus), d. 238, was a Roman of great wealth and was colleague in the consulship with Caracalla and with Alexander Severus, who appointed him proconsul in Africa. After the usurpation of Maximin (d. 238), a rebellion broke out in Africa...
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Arkite
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Mediterranean Sea NE of Tripoli. Arka, called Arca Caesarea and Caesarea Libani by the Romans, was the birthplace of Alexander Severus; it was vainly besieged by the Crusaders in 1099. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press...
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