id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2466 Severus Alexander - Wikipedia .html text/html 5753 763 60 Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 19 March 235) was the last Roman emperor from the Severan dynasty, ruling from 222 to 235. Severus Alexander became emperor when he was around 14 years old, making him the youngest emperor in Rome's history, until the ascension of Gordian III.[8] Alexander's grandmother Maesa believed that he had more potential to rule and gain support from the Praetorian Guard than her other grandson, the increasingly unpopular emperor Elagabalus.[9] Thus, to preserve her own position, she had Elagabalus adopt the young Alexander and then arranged for Elagabalus' assassination, securing the throne for Alexander.[10] The Roman army hailed Alexander as emperor on 13 March 222, immediately conferring on him the titles of Augustus, pater patriae and pontifex maximus.[11] "Severus Alexander | Roman emperor". ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2466.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2466.txt