#alexander severus

[lilyseverina]

I wish we had Egyptian depictions of Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. It would be interesting to see and would hit hard given that they were possible descendants of Cleopatra VII.

@theromaboo

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, October 1st:

Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor, 208

Henry III, King of England, 1207

Isabella, Countess of Vertus, 1348

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, 1685

Nikolaos, Prince of Greece and Denmark, 1969

[palabrasdoradas]

Discovered in the sarcophagus of Emperor Alexander Severus near Rome in 1582, the vase passed through the Barberini family, British ambassador Sir William Hamilton, and finally to the 2nd & 3rd Dukes of Portland who gave it to the British Museum. Author Thomas Windus (1778-1854), an English coachbuilder and collector of engraved gems, explores the iconography on the vase depicting Augustus, his family, and his rivals, as well as marine creatures such as sea snakes, and a marriage scene. This is an early and important study of this rare masterpiece of Roman glass.  

Source: A New Elucidation of the Subjects on the Celebrated Portland Vase (si.edu)

The scenes on the vase are divided into two parts by a bearded head (perhaps with horns), one under each handle. The first scene has four figures which include a young man leaving a shrine in the countryside and wearing a cloak. The man holds the arm of a semi-naked woman sitting on the ground preoccupied with stroking an animal resembling a snake. Above the woman is the flying figure of Eros with his customary bow and a torch in his right hand. On the right is a bearded male standing between two trees and depicted in a contemplative mood with his chin resting on his hand.

The second scene on the other side of the vase shows three figures all sitting on rocks with a background of a single tree. On the left is a young male next to a column or pillar, whilst in the centre is a young woman with her arm raised to her head and holding a torch which hangs down to the ground. On the far right is another half-dressed woman who holds a sceptre or staff in her left hand.

The exact significance of the scenes is not known for certain, but a commonly held speculation is that it is the wedding of Thetis and Peleus from Greek mythology that is being shown. Other interpretations include the dreams of Olympias, Alexander the Great's mother. This would make the reclining female figures in both scenes Olympias, the snake Alexander's father Zeus, and the young male leaving the temple as Alexander. Another interpretation is the similar story of Julia Mammaea and Roman emperor Alexander Severus. Finally, some have suggested the scene with Eros shows Mark Antony and Cleopatra, whilst the reverse scene has Augustus consoling Octavia with the goddess Venus looking on.

Source: The Portland Vase - World History Encyclopedia

Glass cameo vase, Roman, 1st century AD

from The British Museum

[neick-hitlz]

𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 ❤️

02.21.1946 / 01.14.2016

[deepperplexity]

It's August, 28°C and sunny, but I have Christmas music on 'cus I'm working on the prompt list for this year's RICKMAS!

I've updated my taglist, too. So, if you're a creator wanting to be notified when the prompt list goes up you can add yourself already and if you're a reader wanting to be notified when I post my fics for the year you can tag yourself as well.

I will no longer reset the RICKMAS READER list every year, you can take yourself off the list at any moment by just deleting your tag in the document but creators will have to sign up every year so that only active participants are tagged in the prompt list 🥰

🎄TAGLIST HERE 🎄

[roseunspindle]

Alan Rickman: What I've Seen Him in

Die Hard - Hans Gruber

Quigley Down Under - Elliot Marston

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Sheriff of Nottingham

Sense and Sensibility - Colonel Brandon

Galaxy Quest - Alexander Dane

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Sverus Snape

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Severus Snape/Boggart

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Severus Snape

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Marvin the Paranoid Android

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Severus Snape

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: Judge Turpin

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Severus Snape

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2

Alice in Wonderland - Absolem the Caterpillar

[taraprince]

rip to one of the greatest humans to ever live, it’s been 8 years </333 forever love you and everything you’ve done

[scorbus-wins-actually]

Instead of writing I made the other boys in Scorbus' dorm, specifically from SAAP (my untitled Percabeth goes to Hogwarts fic).

First, Craig, who is alive since this is isn't CC compliant. Prefect, of course. Stickler for the rules and bit of a control freak. Sadly this picrew didn't have a hat option so he's also got a SPEW pin.

Excerpt: Of them, Bowker minded the most. He insisted on rules about where Albus and Scorpius were allowed to snog and shag and sleep. Not because he was homophobic or anything. He just liked forcing systems onto things that Albus didn’t think needed regulation. 

My first OC, Alexander Burns. Demisexual joker, totally not crushing on his best friend, has been teasing Albus and Scorpius about them being an old married couple since before the two were actually dating and isn't going to stop now.

Excerpt: A loud knock, followed by Burns yelling, “We are coming in! Innocents are entering the room! I hope everyone has their clothes on!”

Said best friend, Maverick Macmillan, the best Seeker Slytherin has had in 30 years. Ice King, Over Everyone's Shit , dealing with his feelings for Burns with a lot of sarcasm and kissing girls in closets.

Excerpt: With an air of casual indifference, Macmillian steps over his friend’s fallen form to examine the fifth year dormitory with a sharp eye. “Of course you two claimed the best beds.”

Picrew used is here

I might make the Weasley cousins next.

[grayjoy15]

Day 10: Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander. After the murder of her sister Soaemias and the emperor Elagabalus, Mamaea was able to win the favor of the Praetorian Guard and establish her own son Alexander as emperor. Mamaea (and her mother) managed the empire on behalf of her son and even accompanied him on campaigns as he grew up. Her influence over Alexander ultimately caused the army to turn on him, and they were both assassinated.

[wonderfulcinderella]

Tell me again about Aleko and him being buried in honey and how they couldn’t find his tomb? And Caesar ?

Oh boy I'm SO glad you asked! Buckle up 'cause it's gonna be a wiiiiiild ride. First things first, what do we know?

Aleko, better known as Alexander the Great, died on June 10th 323 BC (or so). His body was laid in a gold sarcophagus that was filled with honey.

Ptolemy I. buried Aleko in Memphis in Egypt; after the tomb in Alexandria was finished, Alekos body was transfered to Alexandria. Ptolemy IV. replaced Alekos tomb with a new one, and Ptolemy X. replaced Alekos sarcophagus with a glass one.

Caesar, Augustus, Septimus Severus and Caracalla have verifiably visited the grave.

Knowledge of the actual location of Alekos burial site has been lost since around the 5th century AD - and until today.

In chinese medicine, the (alleged) mellification is mentioned, after which a deceased person was preserved in honey. After about a century, the body is said to have transformed into some kind of confection that is said to have had a healing effect.

Ground egyptian mummies were proven to have been swallowed as medicine (mumia) in europe.

So, long story short: I'm not saying Caesar ate (parts of) Alexander the Great, but maybe Caesar ate (parts of) Alexander the Great.

[twofielder]

Coin of the Day #296 (2/24/2025)

New arrival: the only unpictured Pisidian Antioch Alexander type in RPC…

Roman Province - Pisidia

AE28 - 12.28g

Severus Alexander 222-235 AD

Antioch Mint

Obverse IM C M A SEOV ALEXANDER

Head of Severus Alexander right, laureate

Reverse COL CESA ANTIOCH S R

Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae

RPC VI 6582

[lilyseverina]

Me looking into the family tree of the Syrian branch of the Severan Dynasty:

[ddiomedes]

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold aureus of Severus Alexander, Roman, minted 229 AD

from The National Museum of Roman Art, Spain

[smilingformoney]

it’s been a little over a year since this post so as a birthday celebration here’s my current top 10 Alans ❤️

10. Sheriff of Nottingham

chaos incarnate. book snape. horny.

9. Alexander Dane

grumpy boi. doesn’t want to be here. needs a blowjob.

8. David Friedman

grumpy boi. doesn’t want to be here. needs a — you get the gist.

7. Hans Gruber

did nothing wrong actually. yes he did kill that man and he was right to do it.

6. Lionel Shabandar

thinks he’s really cool and suave but really a silly boi. horny.

5. Eli Michaelson

HORNY. HORNY HORNY HORNY. HORNY CHAOS. we love him. of all the Alans, he would be the most pleased to see how many of us want to fuck him.

4. Judge Turpin

Daddy. in the stage show he whips himself for being so horny so that says it all. if evil why hot? rip to Lucy but if Turpin wanted me I would simply spread my legs 🤸🏼

3. Elliott Marston

IF. EVIL. WHY. HOT. if Elliott Marston has one fan it’s me. if he has no fans I’m dead. we can fix the racism.

2. Sinclair Bryant

BABY BOI BABY PUPPY WITH ADHD 🐶 his only crime was not paying attention to his wife but maybe she should have tried not being boring?

1. Severus Snape

always (heh) number one 💚

[serenanight87]

I just want all the Rickman characters 😭😭😭