⚔️ 8 June AD218: The Battle of Antioch. Backed by Julia Maesa, #Elagabalus defeated Emperor #Macrinus & seized the Roman throne. Macrinus & his son Diadumenian were executed. Remarkably, Maesa would later help replace Elagabalus with her other grandson, #SeverusAlexander.
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June 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
⚔️ 8 June AD218: The Battle of Antioch. Backed by Julia Maesa, #Elagabalus defeated Emperor #Macrinus & seized the Roman throne. Macrinus & his son Diadumenian were executed. Remarkably, Maesa would later help replace Elagabalus with her other grandson, #SeverusAlexander.
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#OTD 21–22 March AD235 #Roman #Emperor #SeverusAlexander & his mother Julia Mamaea were killed by mutinous troops at Mainz. The army proclaimed Maximinus Thrax marking the start of the Crisis of the 3rd Century.
He was kin to #SeptimiusSeverus through his mother's powerful Syrian family.
He was kin to #SeptimiusSeverus through his mother's powerful Syrian family.
March 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
#OTD 21–22 March AD235 #Roman #Emperor #SeverusAlexander & his mother Julia Mamaea were killed by mutinous troops at Mainz. The army proclaimed Maximinus Thrax marking the start of the Crisis of the 3rd Century.
He was kin to #SeptimiusSeverus through his mother's powerful Syrian family.
He was kin to #SeptimiusSeverus through his mother's powerful Syrian family.
#OTD 222 AD: After the assassination of #Elagabalus, the Praetorian Guard backed the 13-year-old #SeverusAlexander as emperor. He restored traditional cults and ruled for 13 years until murdered by his own troops in 235AD, triggering the Crisis of the Third Century.
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March 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#OTD 222 AD: After the assassination of #Elagabalus, the Praetorian Guard backed the 13-year-old #SeverusAlexander as emperor. He restored traditional cults and ruled for 13 years until murdered by his own troops in 235AD, triggering the Crisis of the Third Century.
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June 27, 2026 at 7:35 AM