Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, commonly known as Severus Alexander, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who ruled from 222 to 235 CE and is remembered for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being assassinated by his own troops.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander canonical | 1 |
| Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10710578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Context triple: [Severus Alexander, alsoKnownAs, Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander]
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a Roman emperor famed for his militaristic rule and the Edict of Caracalla, which extended Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, better known as Elagabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty (reigning 218–222 CE) notorious for his religious reforms, eccentric behavior, and eventual assassination.
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Marcus Aurelius Scaurus
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus was a Roman statesman and military commander of the late Republic, known for his role and eventual death in the campaigns against the Cimbri during the Cimbrian War.
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Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus was a short-lived Roman imperial prince of the 2nd century, known primarily as a son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina the Elder.
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Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century best known for his rivalry with Constantine the Great and his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Target entity description: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, commonly known as Severus Alexander, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who ruled from 222 to 235 CE and is remembered for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being assassinated by his own troops.
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a Roman emperor famed for his militaristic rule and the Edict of Caracalla, which extended Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire.
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, better known as Elagabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty (reigning 218–222 CE) notorious for his religious reforms, eccentric behavior, and eventual assassination.
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Marcus Aurelius Scaurus
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus was a Roman statesman and military commander of the late Republic, known for his role and eventual death in the campaigns against the Cimbri during the Cimbrian War.
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Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus was a short-lived Roman imperial prince of the 2nd century, known primarily as a son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina the Elder.
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Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century best known for his rivalry with Constantine the Great and his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
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human ⓘ member of the Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| ageAtAccession | about 13 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Severus
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linked to:
Severus Alexander
Severus Alexander ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0208-10-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Arca Caesarea
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linked to:
Caesarea Maritima
Phoenicia ⓘ
linked to:
Fenicia
Roman Syria ⓘ |
| cameToPower | after assassination of Elagabalus ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | discontent of the army ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns against the Sassanid Empire
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campaigns on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0235-03-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Germania Superior
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Mogontiacum ⓘ near Mogontiacum ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
Crisis of the Third Century (early phase)
ⓘ
linked to:
Crisis of the Third Century
|
| familyName | Severus ⓘ |
| fullNameAtAccession |
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
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| givenName |
Alexander
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Aurelius ⓘ Marcus ⓘ |
| grandmother | Julia Maesa ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Augustus
ⓘ
Pater Patriae ⓘ Pontifex Maximus ⓘ
linked to:
pontifex maximus
|
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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influence of his mother Julia Mamaea in government ⓘ relatively peaceful reign ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination by his own troops ⓘ |
| mother | Julia Mamaea ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Elagabalus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0235 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0222 ⓘ |
| relative |
Caracalla
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Elagabalus ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| spouse | Orbiana ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
soldier-emperor Maximinus Thrax
ⓘ
linked to:
Maximinus Thrax
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| successor | Maximinus Thrax ⓘ |
| wasAssassinated | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Description of subject: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, commonly known as Severus Alexander, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who ruled from 222 to 235 CE and is remembered for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being assassinated by his own troops.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
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fullNameAtAccession
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
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linked to: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander