Matilda Brown

And then the face of Plautilla, Caracalla's executed and exiled wife on the other side. So clearly people are really running with this in the Eastern Empire and it seems to be working. You know, he very much is accepted by a lot of these Eastern legions. It takes a little while. It takes a couple of months. But Macrinus' forces respond pretty quickly.

And his Praetorian prefect, Julianus, who's the one who, you know, throwback, sent the letter to Macrinus saying, by the way, there has been a prophecy that you are going to become emperor. We throw back to the beginning of this episode. He immediately marches on Elagabalus' forces. And things with the Second Parthian Legion, I believe, again, throwback to that legion.

And his Praetorian prefect, Julianus, who's the one who, you know, throwback, sent the letter to Macrinus saying, by the way, there has been a prophecy that you are going to become emperor. We throw back to the beginning of this episode. He immediately marches on Elagabalus' forces. And things with the Second Parthian Legion, I believe, again, throwback to that legion.

And his Praetorian prefect, Julianus, who's the one who, you know, throwback, sent the letter to Macrinus saying, by the way, there has been a prophecy that you are going to become emperor. We throw back to the beginning of this episode. He immediately marches on Elagabalus' forces. And things with the Second Parthian Legion, I believe, again, throwback to that legion.

Yes, it's been brought east. Things go very poorly. There is an immediate coup outside of Raffanea. His soldiers say, we are going to join the Third Gallic Legion. We're joining Team Elagabalus. And they execute him and they behead him. And they send to Macrinus in Apamea, his head wrapped up with his ring, and they deliver it to him at a dinner.

Yes, it's been brought east. Things go very poorly. There is an immediate coup outside of Raffanea. His soldiers say, we are going to join the Third Gallic Legion. We're joining Team Elagabalus. And they execute him and they behead him. And they send to Macrinus in Apamea, his head wrapped up with his ring, and they deliver it to him at a dinner.

Yes, it's been brought east. Things go very poorly. There is an immediate coup outside of Raffanea. His soldiers say, we are going to join the Third Gallic Legion. We're joining Team Elagabalus. And they execute him and they behead him. And they send to Macrinus in Apamea, his head wrapped up with his ring, and they deliver it to him at a dinner.

Yeah, pretty grim stuff. I think it's also, this is the point where as soon as Macrinus learns about El Gabalus' coup, that he declares his son, the young Diadumenianus, to be Augustus. And he also sends a letter to the Senate where he officially declares war on the usurper and his mother and grandmother. And that comes from Dio, who we think would have

Yeah, pretty grim stuff. I think it's also, this is the point where as soon as Macrinus learns about El Gabalus' coup, that he declares his son, the young Diadumenianus, to be Augustus. And he also sends a letter to the Senate where he officially declares war on the usurper and his mother and grandmother. And that comes from Dio, who we think would have

Yeah, pretty grim stuff. I think it's also, this is the point where as soon as Macrinus learns about El Gabalus' coup, that he declares his son, the young Diadumenianus, to be Augustus. And he also sends a letter to the Senate where he officially declares war on the usurper and his mother and grandmother. And that comes from Dio, who we think would have

heard this letter read out in the senate so that's a pretty incredible moment here where we have the emperor of rome declaring war on a woman and child yeah that's the political faction that he's up against it's quite something it feels like this is the big test room isn't it it's all or nothing i feel a bit sorry for his son who's basically being told yeah you're now

heard this letter read out in the senate so that's a pretty incredible moment here where we have the emperor of rome declaring war on a woman and child yeah that's the political faction that he's up against it's quite something it feels like this is the big test room isn't it it's all or nothing i feel a bit sorry for his son who's basically being told yeah you're now

heard this letter read out in the senate so that's a pretty incredible moment here where we have the emperor of rome declaring war on a woman and child yeah that's the political faction that he's up against it's quite something it feels like this is the big test room isn't it it's all or nothing i feel a bit sorry for his son who's basically being told yeah you're now

Yes, this is one of my favorite moments of Roman history. We have, you know, Elagabalus' forces who are about to give up. They're really lagging and Elagabalus is there and he's trying to cheer them on. And what actually succeeds in getting them to put up a fight and ultimately defeat Macrinus and bring Elagabalus to the throne is the presence of Julia Maesa and Julia Soamius on the battlefield.

Yes, this is one of my favorite moments of Roman history. We have, you know, Elagabalus' forces who are about to give up. They're really lagging and Elagabalus is there and he's trying to cheer them on. And what actually succeeds in getting them to put up a fight and ultimately defeat Macrinus and bring Elagabalus to the throne is the presence of Julia Maesa and Julia Soamius on the battlefield.

Yes, this is one of my favorite moments of Roman history. We have, you know, Elagabalus' forces who are about to give up. They're really lagging and Elagabalus is there and he's trying to cheer them on. And what actually succeeds in getting them to put up a fight and ultimately defeat Macrinus and bring Elagabalus to the throne is the presence of Julia Maesa and Julia Soamius on the battlefield.

Oh, fantastic. And they step out of a chariot, and with their cries and lamentations, according to Cassius Dio, they manage to kind of rally all of these soldiers and get them back in the game. And that is how Elagabalus ultimately wins.

Oh, fantastic. And they step out of a chariot, and with their cries and lamentations, according to Cassius Dio, they manage to kind of rally all of these soldiers and get them back in the game. And that is how Elagabalus ultimately wins.

Oh, fantastic. And they step out of a chariot, and with their cries and lamentations, according to Cassius Dio, they manage to kind of rally all of these soldiers and get them back in the game. And that is how Elagabalus ultimately wins.

I kind of feel bad for the guy. The Severins were not a terribly, for lack of a better word, nice family. And he seems like he really just kind of wanted to do right by the Roman Empire. And it seems like he kind of was doing right by the Roman Empire during his brief reign.