Julia Domna
Syrian born Julia Domna, second wife of Septimius Severus, mother of Caracalla and Geta, and sister of Julia Maesa, was a powerful figure in the Roman Empire.
Elagabalus and Julia Domna
Caracalla's mother had been Julia Domna of Emesa, Syria, second wife of the emperor Septimius Severus. She had conceived the idea of propelling her great-nephew to the throne, but ill health prevented her involvement. The grandson of her sister Julia Maesa was Varius Avitus Bassianus who would soon be known as Elagabalus.
Caracalla's mother had been Julia Domna of Emesa, Syria, second wife of the emperor Septimius Severus. She had conceived the idea of propelling her great-nephew to the throne, but ill health prevented her involvement. The grandson of her sister Julia Maesa was Varius Avitus Bassianus who would soon be known as Elagabalus.
Julia Domna
Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and the mother of Roman emperors Geta and Caracalla.
Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus and the mother of Roman emperors Geta and Caracalla.
Julia Domna
Feminae Romanae page on Julia Domna, who was a patron of the arts during much of the reign of her husband (Septimius Severus), and helped her son Caracalla administer the empire of Rome.
Feminae Romanae page on Julia Domna, who was a patron of the arts during much of the reign of her husband (Septimius Severus), and helped her son Caracalla administer the empire of Rome.
Julia Domna
Julia Domna, born c. 170 in Syria, the younger daughter of Julius Bassianus, priest of the sun god Elagabal, married Severus in c. 187, and bore their first child, Bassianus, the future Emperor Caracalla. From De Imperatoribus Romanis.
Julia Domna, born c. 170 in Syria, the younger daughter of Julius Bassianus, priest of the sun god Elagabal, married Severus in c. 187, and bore their first child, Bassianus, the future Emperor Caracalla. From De Imperatoribus Romanis.
Julia Domna - From Women's History Guide at About.com
Julia Domna was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; sister of Julia Maesa and mother of Caracalla and Geta, emperors of Rome.
Julia Domna was one of the four Severan Julias or Roman Julias; sister of Julia Maesa and mother of Caracalla and Geta, emperors of Rome.