Comparable to few empresses in terms of political and social influence, Julia was also awarded the title of ‘Mater Castrorum’ in recognition of her active interest in the Empire’s military. Following Septimius Severus’ ascent to the throne, Julia received the title of Augusta, hence the right of coinage in her name. Gifted with an auspicious horoscope at birth, she moved to Rome at a young age and married Septimius Severus, then governor of Gallia Lugdunesis, with whom she had two sons: Septimius Bassianus (future emperor Caracalla) and P. Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals-Exploring Glyptic Imagesīorn in Syria in AD 170, Julia Domna was the daughter of Julius Bassianus, high priest of the Emesan sun-god Elah-Gabal.Making their Mark: A Concise Guide to Western Asiatic Stamp Seals.The Professor Zahid Pervez Butt Collection.The Influence of Greek Art on Gandharan Statues.Collecting Guide: Types of Ancient Greek Vase.Ancient Greek Votive Offerings in Antiquity.The Byzantine Empire: Art and Christianity.Mythology of Gemstones in Ancient Jewellery.Ancient Egyptian Shabtis and Funerary Statuettes.Late Roman Oil Lamp with Chi-Rho Monogram £ 995.00.Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bird £ 395.00.Egyptian Necklace with Turquoise Faience Beads £ 195.00 IVLIA-AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right, seen from front, hair braided in ridges and tucked in large chignon at back of head / PIETAS-AVGG, Pietas standing facing, veiled head left, sacrificing incense with right hand from box over lighted and garlanded altar at left.Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace £ 75.00.Neo-Assyrian Carnelian Bronze-Mounted Cylinder Seal with a Religious Scene £ 750.00.Plautilla was strangled on Caracalla's orders shortly after Septimius Severus died in early 211 CE.If you need further help, or for sourcing enquiries, please call us: Caracalla immediately divorced Plautilla and she was sent into exile in 205 CE. Unfortunately for Plautilla, three years into the marriage her father, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, one of the wealthiest men in the world, fell from favor with Septimius Severus, He was executed for treachery and his family properties were confiscated. Cassius Dio comments that Caracalla despised her and that Plautilla was a shameless profligate. Domna was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Although Plautilla came with a magnificent dowry, this arranged marriage between the fourteen year old Caracalla and slightly older Plautilla was not a happy one. Julia Domna was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. Publia Fulvia Plautilla was married to her second cousin Caracalla in 202 CE. Reverse: Venus enthroned facing left, VENUS GENETRIX. Obverse: bust of Julia Domna (wife of Septemius Severus) facing right, IULIA PIA FELIX AVG. According to Cassius Dio, at first Julia plotted to wrest control of the Empire from Macrinus for herself but then, after hearing stories of how much the people in Rome had hated her son Caracalla and were welcoming his demise, Julia refused food to hasten her own death from a preexisting cancer of the breast. She died in Antioch shortly after Caracalla was assassinated and Macrinus assumed the emperorship. Julia accompanied Caracalla on his fateful campaign against the Parthian Empire in 217. After Caracalla had Geta murdered, Julia's relationship with Caracalla became strained but she continued to support him. Julia Domna became the mediator between the two sons. When Severus died in York in 211, his will directed that Caracalla and Geta were to rule as joint emperors. Later, Julia Domna joined Severus in his campaign against the Britons that started in 208. When Severus became emperor in 193, Julia Domna accompanied him in his campaigns against rivals such as Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus. Julia Domna and Septimius Severus had two sons, Lucius Septimius Bassianus (Caracalla) born in Lyons in 188 and Publius Septimius Geta born in 189. According to the Historia Augusta, Septimius Severus married Julia Domna because her horoscope predicted that she would wed an emperor. He served as high priest to the local cult god Elagabal. Her father, Julius Bassianus, was of the royal house that ruled the city of Emesa (modern day Homs). Julia Domna (170-217 CE) was from an extremely wealthy Syrian family.
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