Julia Maesa

Reece Period attributed: Period 10

Member of the The Severans dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 218 until 222.

Julia Maesa was the grandmother of both Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. With her daughter, Julia Soaemias, she administered Elagabalus’ reign. She turned her support to Alexander Severus when it became clear that Elagabalus would not last long, but died in 224 having had less influence on Alexander’s regime.

Other resources about Julia Maesa

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Julia_Maesa
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Maesa
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55482864

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• Preferred label: Julia Maesa
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  • Julia Maesa
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• Definition: Julia Maesa (7 May before 160 AD – c. 224 AD) was a member of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire who was the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, elder sister of empress Julia Domna, and mother of Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea. She wielded influence during the reigns of her grandsons as Augusta of the Empire from 218 to her death, especially on their elevation to emperors. Born in Emesa, Syria (modern day Homs), to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus, Maesa and her sister Domna were the daughters of Julius Bassianus. Through her sister's marriage, Maesa became sister-in-law to Septimius Severus and aunt of Caracalla and Geta, who all became emperors. She married fellow Syrian Julius Avitus, who was of consular rank. She bore him two daughters, Soaemias and Mamaea, who became mothers of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, respectively. As one of the Severan dynasty's prominent women, Maesa sought to return to power after her sister's suicide. She was closely involved in raising her grandson Elagabalus, and after his murder, another grandson, Severus Alexander, as emperors, which resulted in the restoration of the Severan dynasty to the Roman throne after the assassination of Caracalla and the usurpation of the throne by Macrinus. Sometime after Alexander's accession, she died in Rome. She was later deified in Syria along with her sister.
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  • Father: Julius Bassianus
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• Birth place: Homs, Roman Syria
• Death place: Rome, Roman Italy
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  • Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus
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  • Augusta (honorific)
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  • People from Homs
  • Augustae
  • Deified Roman women
  • 150s births
  • 224 deaths
  • 3rd-century women rulers
  • 3rd-century Roman women
  • Emesene dynasty
  • Severan dynasty
  • 2nd-century Roman women
  • 3rd-century Arabs
  • 2nd-century Arabs
  • Julii