The Battle of Elagabolas

Three weeks after the third legion declared for Elagabolas, that final confrontation arrived. Outside of Antioch, Macreanis gathered what troops he could still muster to fight for him. In the ensuing battle, the two sides were pretty evenly matched,. But the superior command of Gannies won out against the less capableMacreanis. He was 58 years old and had ruled the empire for just 14 months.