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Alexianus married the powerful, influential and rich Syrian noblewoman Julia Maesa, [4] the first daughter of Julius Bassianus, a high priest of the Temple of the Sun. The temple was dedicated to the Syrian Aramaic Sun God El-Gebal (counterpart to the Phoenician Baal) in Emesa. The younger sister of Maesa was Septimius Severus' empress Julia ...
Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (c.155-217): Roman nobleman, husband of the Syrian princess Julia Maesa, father of Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea, grandfather of the emperors Heliogabalus (218-222) and Severus Alexander (222-235). Portrait of a Roman, c.190-210 CE. Although Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus was the father of two empresses and the ...
Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus was left in charge of the Fourth Legion Flavia, which was stationed at the Lower Danube. In 197-198, the Parthian war was nenewed; the Romans sacked the enemy capital Ctesiphon and annexed Mesopotamia. Maesa may have continued to reside in Rome, where her husband was made consul in c.200.
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Julia Avita Mamaea was the second daughter of Julia Maesa, a powerful Roman woman of Syrian origin, and Syrian noble Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus. She was a niece of empress Julia Domna, emperor Lucius Septimius Severus, and sister of Julia Soaemias Bassiana. She was born and raised in Emesa (modern Homs, Syria), where her family was very powerful
Dec 30, 2023 · Julia Maesa was the first to be handed off, marrying the Syrian noble Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus. Soon after, Septimius Severus, a decorated military man and rising politician, came to Emesa ...
Empress of Rome. Name variations: Julia Varia; Julia Maesa Augusta. Pronunciation: sound the "æ" dipthong as a long "i." Born around 170; died in 224 ce; daughter of Julius Bassianus, the high priest of Elagabalus at Emesa; sister of Julia Domna (c. 170–217 ce); married Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus also known as Julius Avitus (a Roman ...
Julia Soeamias. Julia Soaemias (c.180-222): empress of the Roman empire, mother of Heliogabalus (emperor 218-222). Julia Soaemias was born in Apamea in Syria as the first daughter of Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus and Julia Maesa; she was the elder sister of Julia Mamaea.
