handfulsofhistory:Julia Domna (160-217 CE), wife of the Emperor SeptimiusSeverusJulia Maesa (160-224
handfulsofhistory:Julia Domna (160-217 CE), wife of the Emperor SeptimiusSeverusJulia Maesa (160-224 CE), sister of Julia Domna and grandmotherof future emperors Elagabalus and Severus AlexanderJulia Soaemias (180-222 CE) mother of ElagabalusJulia Paula, 1st wife of Elagabalus and Empress of Rome 219-200CEJulia Mamaea (180-235 CE), mother of the Emperor SeverusAlexander who became the adopted son of his cousin Elagabalus.Julius Bassianus, the father of Julia Domna and Julia Maesawas one of the wealthiest men in the empire at the time. After the death of the Emperor Caracalla, sonof Septimius Severus, Julia Maesa used her wealth to sponsor the legion thatwould bring her 14-year-old grandson Elagabalus to power. Elagabalus was one of most eccentric,decadent, a scandalous of the emperors. -- source link