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Alexander Severus

American  
[suh-veer-uhs] / səˈvɪər əs /

noun

  1. a.d. 208?–235, Roman emperor 222–235.


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According to common, if unproved, legend, it was supposed to have come from the sarcophagus of the 3rd Century Roman Emperor Alexander Severus and to have once contained his ashes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again, if the youth of a Nero or a Caracalla ended in utter ignominy, the youth of an Alexander Severus produced the fairest of reigns, while it ended in his murder by an usurper.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

Alexander Severus, at Antioch, prepares to resist the Persian demands by arms.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

In 229 he was again appointed Consul; but feeling his life precarious under Alexander Severus, he obtained permission to retire to his native town of Nic�a.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

The period of jurists ends with Alexander Severus.

From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Maine, Henry Sumner, Sir