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Julia Avita Mamaea or Julia Mamaea (14 or 29 August around 182 [1] – March 21/22 235) was a Christian Syrian noble woman and member of the Severan dynasty. She was the mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus and remained one of his chief advisors throughout his reign. She was killed in 235 by rebel soldiers alongside her son. Family.
Mar 18, 2024 · 235. Julia Mamaea (died 235) was the mother of the Roman emperor Severus Alexander and the dominant power in his regime. Mamaea was the daughter of Julia Maesa and niece of the former emperor Septimius Severus. Maesa persuaded her grandson Elagabalus (emperor 218–222) to adopt Mamaea’s son Alexander and make him caesar and heir.
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Empress of Rome. Name variations: Julia Avita Mamaea; Julia Mammaea; Julia Mamaea Augusta. Born around 190; died in 235; daughter of Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus and Julia Maesa (c. 170–224 ce); married twice, the first time to an unknown, the second time to Gessius Marcianus; children: Gessius Bassianus Alexiaus known later as Marcus ...
Julia Mamaea (180-235) Life & Death, Mother of Severus Alexander. Julia Avita Mamaea was born around 190 AD in Emesa, Syria. She was the daughter of an influential woman named Julia Maesa and a Syrian nobleman, Julius Avitus. She had an elder sister named Julia Soaemias. Mamaea married Gessius Marcianus, and in 208, they had a son named Alexianus.
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Julia Mamaea (after 180-235): empress of the Roman empire, mother of the emperor Severus Alexander (r. 222-235). Julia Mamaea She was the second daughter of Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus and Julia Maesa and a younger sister of Julia Soaemias .
Apr 22, 2024 · "Julia Avita Mamaea" published on by null. Younger daughter of Julia Maesa, wife of Gessius Marcianus, was mother of Severus Alexander and became Augusta on his accession (ad 222). She enjoyed unusual prominence for an empress throughout her son's reign, sharing his popularity until military pressures turned the army against the dynasty; she ...
This alienated many in the Roman army, leading to a conspiracy that resulted in the assassination of Alexander, his mother Julia Avita Mamaea, and his advisors. After their deaths, the accession of Maximinus Thrax followed. Alexander's death marked the epoch event for the Crisis of the Third Century.
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