A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

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Elagabali 2. - Elagabalus comes to Rome. Birth of Porphyry.
220 Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Aurel. Anton. (Elaga- 234 Coss........ Maximus II.
balus) Aug. III. (C. Coelius) Urbanus.
P. Valerius Eutychianus Comazon II. Alexandri 13. —Alexander carries on war
Elagabali 3. against the Germans.
221 Coss. Gratus Sabinianus. 235 Coss........Severus.
Claudius Seleucus........ Quinctianus.
Elagabali 4. - Elagabalus adopts and confers Alexander (aet. 27) slain by the soldiers in
the title of Caesar upon Bassianus Alexia- Gaul, February 10th. His mother Mamnus (aet. 13), better known by the name maea slain along with him.
of Alexander Severus. MAXIMINUS, emperor.
222 Coss. Imp. Cles. M. Aurel. Anton. (Elaga- Origen writes his De Martyrio.
balus) Aug. IV. 236 Goss. Imp. Maximinus Pinus Aug.
M. Aurelius Alexander Caesar....... Africanus.
Elagabalus (aet. 18) slain March 1 1th. Maximini 2.- Maximinus defeats the GerALEXANjDER SEVERUS emperor (aet. 14). mans.
The jurists Ulpian and Paulus are 237 Coss. (P. Titius) Perpetuus.
among the counsellors of Alexander Seve- (L. Ovinius Rusticus) Cornelianus.
rus. Suf. Junius Silanus.
223 Coss. L. Marius Maximus II. Messius Gallicanus.
L. Roscius Aelianus. Maximini 3. - Maximinus again defeats the
Alexandri 2. Germans and winters at Sirmium.
224 Coss. Claudius Julianus II. 238 GCoss. Pius.
L. Bruttius Quinctius Crispinus. Proculus Pontianus.
Alexandri 3. Suf. Ti. Claudius Julianus.
225 Coss....... Fuscus II... Celsus Aelianus......... Dexter. GoRDIANUS I. and II., father and son, were
Alexandri 4. proclaimed emperors in Africa, and are
226 Coss. Imp. Caes. M.Aur. Sev. Alex.Aug. II. acknowledged by the senate: they were....... Marcellus II. proclaimed in February and were slain in
Alexandri 5. - The Parthian empire over- March. After their death, M. Clodius
thrown by Artaxerxes (Ardishir), who Pupienus MAxIMvs and D. Caelius BALfounds the new Persian kingdom of the BINUS are appointed emperors by the seSassanidae. nate: they confer the title of Caesar upon
Origen at Antioch. Gordianus, a grandson of Gordianus 1.
227 Coss...... Albinus. Maximinus hears of the elevation of the........ Maximus. Gordians in his winter quarters at SirAlexandri 6. mium, and forthwith marches towards
228 Coss....... Modestus II. Italy. When he reaches Hemona, about........ Probus. 240 miles from Sirmium, he hears of the
Alexandri 7.-Ulpian killed by the soldiers. elevation of Maximus and Balbinus. He
Origen a presbyter. reaches Aquileia (60 miles from Hemona),
229 CGoss. Imp. Caes. M.Aur. Sev. Alex. Aug. III. and is there slain by his soldiers along
Cassius Dio II. with his son Maximus, in April. MaxiAlexandri 8. mus, the emperor, was then at Ravenna:
Dion Cassius consul a second time: he returns to Rome, and is slain along
after his second consulship, he retired to with Balbinus, about the middle of June.
Bithynia. The soldiers proclaim
Origen composes several works at Alex- GORDIANUS III. emperor (aet. 12).
andria. 239 Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Antonius Gordianus
230 Coss. L. Virius Agricola. (III.) Aug.
Sex. Catius Clementinus. M. Acilius Aviola.
Alexandri 9. Gordiani 2.
231 Coss.... Claudius Pompeianus. Philostratus flourished.
T. Fl.... Pelignianus. 240 Coss..... Sabinus II.
Alexandri 10.- Alexander marches against........ Venustus.
the Persians. Gordiani 3. - Sedition in Africa suppressed.
Origen leaves Alexandria and settles at 241 Coss. Imp. Caes. M. Antonius Gordianus
Caesareia. (III.) Pius Fel.
232 Coss........ ILupus. Gordiani 4. -- Gordian marries the daughter........ Maximus. of Misitheus, and sets out to the East to
Alexandri 1l. -Alexander defeats the Per- carry on the war against the Persians.
sians in Mesopotamia, and returns to An- Sapor I. sficceeds his father Artaxerxes as
tioch. king of Persia.
Gregory of Neocaesareia is the disciple 242 Coss. C. Vettius Atticus.
of Origen at Caesareia. C. Asinius Praetextatus.
233 Coss........ Maximus. Gordiani 5. — Gordian, with the assistance....... Paternus. of his father-in-law Misitheus, defeats the
Alexandri 12.- Alexander returns to Rome Persians.
and triumphs. Plotinus is in Persia.