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| | Severan Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (October 1, 208- March 18?, 235), commonly called Alexander Severus, Roman Emperors from AD 222 to 235, was born at Arqa in Palestine. |
 | | His father, Gessius Marcianus, held office more than once as an imperial procurator, his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the daughter of Julia Maesa and the aunt of Heliogabalus. |
 | | His original name was Bassianus, but he changed it in 221 when his grandmother, Maesa, persuaded the emperor Heliogabalus to adopt his cousin as successor and create him Caesar. |
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