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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1182925, member: 5682&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may want to reconsider your opinion of Severus Alexander. Although he was dominated by his mother, he did show a great amount of tolerance, especially religious tolerance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Legend has it that he included in his personal pantheon of gods, a statue of the crucified leader of the Christian movement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is someone&#039;s site dedicated to the unfortunate emperor:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.severusalexander.com/why.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.severusalexander.com/why.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.severusalexander.com/why.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly, after his death, the poorly documented and confusing period of Roman history began (known as the &quot;Third Century Crisis&quot;) and would continue till stability was returned to the empire by the emperor Diocletian. This was a period of turmoil, bloodshed, plague, revolt, and seemingly endless barbarian invasions that lasted nearly a half century, with several dozen emperors and usurpers.</p><p><br /></p><p>In retrospect, Severus Alexander was a weak, but thoughtful emperor who tragically became a victim of an empire in decline.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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