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Julia Domna

160 - 217

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Julia Domna (Latin: [ˈjuːli.a ˈdomna]; c. 160 – 217 AD) was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Domna was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julia Domna has received more than 586,632 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Julia Domna is the 92nd most popular companion (up from 99th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Syria (up from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Companion.

Julia Domna was the wife of emperor Septimius Severus and the mother of emperor Caracalla. She is most famous for being the first woman to become Augusta, the title given to the wife of an emperor.

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Among companions, Julia Domna ranks 92 out of 784. Before her are Isabella of Austria, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Anne of Kiev, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Katharina von Bora, and Guinevere. After her are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Caterina Sforza, Mary of Teck, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, and Elizabeth Woodville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 160, Julia Domna ranks 2. Before her is Sextus Empiricus. After her is Sextus Julius Africanus. Among people deceased in 217, Julia Domna ranks 2. Before her is Caracalla. After her are Pope Zephyrinus, Judah ha-Nasi, Philadelphus of Byzantium, and Khosrov I of Armenia.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Julia Domna ranks 16 out of 210. Before her are Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Ibn Kathir (1301), Pope Anicetus (70), Muawiya II (661), and Marwan II (688). After her are Al-Nawawi (1233), Al-Maʿarri (973), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882), John Climacus (579), and Iamblichus (245).

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Among COMPANIONS In Syria

Among companions born in Syria, Julia Domna ranks 1. 

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