The emperor who brought Mesopotamia back to Rome: Who is Severus Alexander?
He went to this region after the attacks of the Germans on the northern borders (234). He was killed in his camp because he could not resist the attacks there. Thus, the Severan Dynasty ended and the era of military emperors began.
Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (Arca Caesarea/modern-day Tripoli 208-Bretzenheum/near Maiz 235). Reign period: 222-235.
He is from the Septimius Severus dynasty. In 211 he became the Caesar of Elagabalus (218-222). The future emperor was raised under the protection of his mother, Julia Maesa. He became emperor at the age of 14 after Elagabalus was killed in 222 due to his mismanagement. In the early years of his reign, he was influenced by his grandmother and mother. He gained the support of Domitius Ulpianus, whom he appointed to the praetorship. He created an advisory council of 16 people. In 231, he took action against the Parthian danger that appeared in the east.
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. He succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222. Alexander himself was eventually assassinated, and his death marked the beginning of the events of the Crisis of the Third Century, which included nearly fifty years of civil war, foreign invasion, and the collapse of the monetary economy.
In the spring of 232, war broke out and Mesopotamia fell into Roman hands again. After some administrative adjustments, he returned to Rome at the end of 233. He went to this region after the attacks of the Germans on the northern borders (234). Since he could not resist the attacks here, a commander named Maximinus Trax was declared emperor by his soldiers. He was killed in an assassination attempt in the camp of Severus Alexander. Thus, the Severan Dynasty ended and the era of military emperors began.