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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.
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 ...
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 ...
After his consulship, Alexianus was not appointed to further military or political positions, probably due to the enmity of the Praetorian prefect Gaius Fulvius Plautianus. [4] After the death of Plautianus in 205, Alexianus took part in Septimius Severus’ expedition in Britain where he acted as a Comes (Companion) to the emperor [2] from 208 ...
Birth-date unknown; died in 222; daughter of Julia 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. Undoubtedly, Maesa expected at last to become ...
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.
Apr 4, 2022 · After his consulship, Alexianus was not appointed to further military or political positions, probably due to the enmity of the Praetorian prefect Gaius Fulvius Plautianus. After the death of Plautianus in 205, Alexianus took part in Septimius Severus’ expedition in Britain where he acted as a Comes (Companion) to the emperor from 208 until 211.
