Who would a long-live Alexander Severus most closely resemble?

The premise: Alexander Severus, rather than be assassinated in AD 235, lives to about 70 years old, dying somewhere around AD 278.

Which other Roman Emperor from history - and feel free to pick anyone from 31 BC to AD 1453 - would he most closely resemble? And why do you think that?

A few suggestions to kick things off:
- Marcus Aurelius, a talented academic and administrator, who became a skilled military leader by necessity.
- Honorius, who, while relatively long-lived, was a plaything of court officials.
- Theodosius II, an intellectual more interested in jurisprudence, who allowed more martially-minded officials to handle those affairs.
- Constantine, a visionary who saw the untapped potential of Christianity.
- Basil II, who endured being played as a pawn for years until he came into his own as a brilliant leader.

I limited my suggestion list to Emperors with long reigns, because they’re the most obvious, but I don’t want that to be the main point of comparison. If you think Alexander Severus would most resemble one of the Gordians if either had been long-lived, then thats fair game, as long as you can provide a compelling rationale.
 
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He wants someone to right a timeline with this premise I think.

Alexanderus, if he was more assertive and decisive, successfully getting out from under the control of his inner circle and his mother (maybe a more successful or at least a not disastrous Persian campaign?), I think he would have been a reasonably competent emperor. Assuming he could stave off any potential mutinees and coups, I have no idea if he would be able to handle all the issues facing the empire. Then again, I doubt he could do worse than the what happened IOTL.
 
I personally like the idea of Alexander becoming an analogue to Basil II. Him just becoming another forgettable emperor would have been too boring...
Perhaps he could estabilish a policy of religious tolerance towards christians, as what happened thirty years after his death by decree of Gallienus? I wouldn't bet on him being analogue to Constantine, since the first half of the 3rd century is too early for official conversion and endorsement (and diminishing the effects of the Third Century Crisis could also diminish the ammount of willing christian converts), but i could see him and the next emperors adopting a friendly policy towards the christians.
 
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I personally like the idea of Alexander becoming an analogue to Basil II. Him just becoming another forgettable emperor would have been too boring...
Perhaps he could estabilish a policy of religious tolerance towards christians, as what happened thirty years after his death by decree of Gallienus? I wouldn't bet on him being analogue to Constantine, since the first half of the 3rd century is too early for official conversion and endorsement (and diminishing the effects of the Third Century Crisis could also diminish the ammount of willing christian converts), but i could see him and the next emperors adopting a friendly policy towards the christians.

He did have a Christian tutor, and said tutor was Origen, a brilliant theologian.
 
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