Who succeeded Elagabalus as emperor?
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Tiberius
Severus Alexander
Answer
After Elagabalus was assassinated in 222 AD, his cousin Severus Alexander succeeded him as emperor. Severus Alexander was a young man of only 14 years old when he became emperor, and he was under the control of his mother, Julia Maesa. Julia Maesa was a powerful woman who had been behind the scenes of Roman politics for many years.
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