Rome 218-222 CE
AR Denarius 18mm, 2,67g
Birth of Elagabalus to Julia Soaemias and Sextus VariusMarcellus.
April 11
Macrinus is proclaimed emperor and exiles Julia Maesa, her daughter Julia Soaemias, and her grandson Elagabalus.
April
Julia Maesa deliberately spreads a rumor that her grandson Elagabalus is the son of Caracalla after an illicit relationship between Caracalla and his mother Julia Soaemias.
May 16
Elagabalus is declared emperor by the legion in Emesa.
June
Elagabalus is made consul.
July 14
Elagabalus inducted into the College of Pontiffs.
August
Elagabalus finally enters Rome.
July
Marriage of Aquilia Severa to Elagabalus. The marriage is highly controversial because she is a vestal virgin.
December
Elagabalus installs Elagabal as the chief deity of Rome.
February
Elagabalus divorces Aquilia Severa and marries Annia Faustina.
March
Elagabalus marries Aquilia Severa again.
March 11
Elagabalus and his mother Julia Soaemias are assassinated by the Praetorian Guard in Rome. Following Elagabalus’s death, Aquilia Severa disappears from the historical record.
March 13
Elagabalus and his mother Julia Soaemias are executed by the Praetorian Guard.