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Mar 12, 2019 · Illustration. Statue of Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – March 11, 222 CE), a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus who ruled over the Roman Empire during her son's reign (218 to 222 CE).
On 11 March 222, the teenage Roman Emperor Elagabalus was assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, the first woman accorded the official title of Augusta in the Roman Senate. Elagabalus (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus augustus), born in 203, was emperor from 218 to 222.
The family of his mother, Julia Soaemias, were hereditary high priests of the god Baal at Emesa (in ancient Syria), worshiped in that locality under the name Elah-Gabal (thus Elagabalus). The emperor.
