History Thread for “severan”

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Assassination of Roman Emperor Severus Alexander

Military Camp near Mutina · Mutina · Moesia Inferior · Roman Empire

Severus Alexander, the last emperor of the Severan dynasty, was assassinated by his own soldiers in March of 235 CE near the city of Mutina along the Danube frontier. His death marked the...

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March 25, 222 Politics

Severus Alexander Becomes Emperor

Roman Senate · Rome · Italy · Roman Empire

Severus Alexander was proclaimed Roman Emperor following the assassination of Elagabalus. The Roman Senate officially endorsed his accession, marking a return to more traditional imperial...

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March 11, 222 Wars & Conflicts

Roman Emperor Elagabalus Assassinated

Emesa · Syria · Roman Empire

Elagabalus, Roman emperor notorious for his controversial religious and political actions, was assassinated on March 11 after a brief reign. His rule was marked by significant unrest and ...

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March 16, 218 Politics

Severan Dynasty's Controversial Succession

Palace of Elagabalus · Rome · Italia · Roman Empire

Elagabalus, also known as Varius Avitus Bassianus, was proclaimed Roman Emperor upon the death of Caracalla’s successor during the Severan dynasty. His accession marked a period of signif...

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April 11, 217 Politics

Roman Imperial Power Shift

Palatine Hill · Rome · Italia · Roman Empire

Macrinus, formerly a praetorian prefect, became Roman Emperor following the assassination of Caracalla. This marked a significant shift in imperial authority as Macrinus was the first emp...

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April 8, 217 Wars & Conflicts

Imperial Murder of Roman Emperor

Near Inchtimedium military camp · Inchtimedium · Moesia · Roman Empire

Caracalla, Roman Emperor and son of Septimius Severus, was assassinated amid a military campaign in Moesia. While traveling through the province, he was murdered by a soldier in his own g...

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December 26, 211 Politics

Assassination of Roman Emperor Geta

Alexandria · Egypt · Roman Empire

Geta, co-emperor of the Roman Empire alongside his brother Caracalla, was assassinated in Alexandria under political tension and rivalry. The murder occurred shortly after Caracalla conso...

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February 4, 211 Politics

Death of Roman Emperor Severus

Lugdunum Palace · Lugdunum · Africa Proconsularis · Roman Empire

Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor, died on February 4th while in the city of Lugdunum, in the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. His death marked the end of his two-decade reign, during...

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December 19, 209 Politics

Geta Elevated to Augustus Title

Rome · Italy · Roman Empire

Publius Septimius Geta, son of Emperor Septimius Severus, was granted the title of Augustus, marking him as co-emperor alongside his father and brother Caracalla. This political move aime...

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March 20, 209 Politics

Geta Granted Augustus Title

Roman Senate · Rome · Italia · Roman Empire

Publius Septimius Geta, son of Emperor Septimius Severus, was granted the title of Augustus by the Roman Senate. This elevated Geta to co-emperor status alongside his father and his broth...

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January 28, 198 Politics

Caracalla Declares Himself Augustus

Palatine Hill · Rome · Italy · Roman Empire

Caracalla officially took the title of Augustus, marking his elevation to co-emperor alongside his father, Septimius Severus. This move solidified his position within the Severan dynasty ...

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February 28, 197 Wars & Conflicts

Roman Severan Campaign Into Parthia

Parthian Empire Frontier · Ctesiphon · Mesopotamia · Iraq

The Severan campaign into Parthia marked a major Roman military effort in the East following the rise of Emperor Septimius Severus. The campaign began with a series of coordinated attacks...

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February 19, 197 Wars & Conflicts

Roman Civil War Clash at Lugdunum

Lugdunum · Lyon · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

The Battle of Lugdunum was a decisive confrontation between the forces of Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus during the Roman civil war for control of the empire. The fighting took pla...

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April 9, 193 Politics

Severus Crowned Roman Emperor

Leptis Magna · Levant · Roman Empire

Septimius Severus was proclaimed emperor by his troops following the death of Emperor Pertinax. This marked the beginning of the Severan dynasty and significant changes in Roman imperial ...

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