The Rise and Fall of Macreanis

After a year spent paying off Rome's enemies, Macreanis left the door wide open for someone to step forward and challenge his claim to the throne. Caracalla's maternal aunt Julia Misa was working single-mindedly to get her family back into power. She quickly recognized Macrean is' two big weaknesses, his lack of any real claim to the Throne and perceived stiffing of the soldiers. To attack the first weak point, she announced that her grandson Avidius Bossianus - Elagabolas from here on out - was actually the son of Caracalla. The second legion saw which way the winds were blowing and defected soon after the Praet