Elagabalus was the youngest Roman emperor ever

One of the very first interesting facts about Elagabalus is he was the youngest Roman emperor. Macrinus' successor Elagabalus took over at the young age of 14. To take the throne, Macrinus killed Emperor Caracalla. He may, however, hold the throne as Emperor for a very long time. Macrinus had exiled Julia Maesa, her two children, and her oldest grandson, Elagabalus, out of fear of losing his crown. Julia, however, went back to Syria and hatched a plan to depose Macrinus. She started spreading falsehoods with the assistance of Grannys, Elagabalus's mentor, and counselor. She declared that Elagabalus was the illegitimate child of the emperor Caracalla and that he was destined to succeed Caracalla as king.

Elagabalus was carried into the Third Legion's camp on May 16, 218 AD. He acquired talents while residing at the base, and the Roman commander Comazon finally proclaimed him to be the Emperor.

Grannys, a newly appointed Roman commander, beat Macrinus and his troops on June 8th, 218 A.D. Macrinus was unable to flee Rome by navigating the Bosporus at Cappadocia. But he was also murdered with his nine-year-old son Diadumenianus. And Macrinus also perished quickly. The Senator then declared Elagabalus to be the next ruler of the Roman Empire. Even though he was just fourteen years old, Julia and captain Comazon helped him in his early days of governing the Empire.