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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gaius_Julius_Avitus_AlexianusGaius Julius Avitus Alexianus - Wikipedia

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   Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (died 217) was a Roman nobleman of Syria who had an impressive military and political career. Background and career [ edit ] Although Alexianus was a Roman citizen who was born and raised in Emesa (modern Homs , Syria ), little is known on his origins.

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   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.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Julia_Avita_MamaeaJulia Avita Mamaea - Wikipedia

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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.

5. www.livius.org › articles › personJulia Maesa - Livius

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   Maesa married to a Roman knight named Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus. The couple had two daughters, Julia Soaemias (born c.180) and Julia Mamaea, who was a bit younger. In 193, the family's fortune improved spectacularly.

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7. www.encyclopedia.com › women › encyclopediasJulia Maesa (c. 170–224 CE) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Birth-date unknown; died in 222; daughter ofJulia Maesa (c. 170–224 ce) and Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus also known as Julius Avitus (a Roman senator); married Sextus Varius Marcellus; children: Elagabalus (Roman emperor, with whom she was assassinated). Thus, Severus Alexander became emperor.

8. www.livius.org › articles › personJulia Soeamias - Livius

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   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. In c.193, she married to another Apamean, Sextus Varius Marcellus, a Roman knight with a ...

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   Who was Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus?

   • Although Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus was the father of two empresses and the grandfather of two emperors, we do not know much about him. The Roman historian Cassius Dio tells us that "Julius Avitus" was the husband of Julia Maesa. note She was the daughter of Julius Bassianus, the high priest of the sun god Elagabal of Emesa in Syria.

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   Who was Julius Avitus?

   • The Roman historian Cassius Dio tells us that "Julius Avitus" was the husband of Julia Maesa. note She was the daughter of Julius Bassianus, the high priest of the sun god Elagabal of Emesa in Syria. The couple had two daughters, Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea, who was a bit younger.

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   Why did Julia Soaemias marry Sextus Varius Marcellus?

   • It is possible that as a move in the political game, Maesa's daughter Julia Soaemias had to marry to a Syrian named Sextus Varius Marcellus. After the civil war, Severus briefly fought against the Parthian Empire, returned to Rome, and fought against another rival, Clodius Albinus.

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   What role did Avitus play in the Roman Empire?

   • Under Septimius' son and successor, Caracalla (r. 211–217), Avitus served as an imperial prefect of the alimenta (an allowance for the feeding of underprivileged children), was appointed imperial legate to Dalmatia, and governed as proconsul the province of Asia, a very prestigious post.

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10. www.geni.com › people › Julia-Avita-MamaeaJulia Avita Mamaea (c.160 - d.) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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    May 2, 2022 · Daughter of Julius Calpurnius Piso Avidius Cassius Severus Avitus and Julia Maesa. Wife of Malchus II of Palmyra, of Palmyra and Avidius Cassius Vibianus Severus "Marcellus". Mother of Julius Aurelius Zenobius of Parthia, Governor & King of Palmyra; (Emperor) Alexander Severus and Severus Alexander. Sister of Julia Soaemis Bassinia Bassinia ...