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Julia Maesa

165 - 224

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julia Maesa has received more than 279,883 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Julia Maesa is the 3,919th most popular politician (down from 2,943rd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Syria (down from 35th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Syrian Politician.

Julia Maesa was a member of the Severan dynasty, and she was most famous for being the grandmother of three Roman emperors: Elagabalus, Alexander Severus, and Julia Soaemias.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Julia Maesa ranks 3,919 out of 19,576. Before her are Ovadia Yosef, Childebert the Adopted, Uldin, Jean Bart, Orestes, and Sancho III of Castile. After her are Phraates IV, Dadabhai Naoroji, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus, and Antonio Segni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 165, Julia Maesa ranks 1. After her is Marius Maximus. Among people deceased in 224, Julia Maesa ranks 1. After her is Artabanus IV of Parthia.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Julia Maesa ranks 54 out of 210. Before her are Andrew of Crete (660), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Damascius (480), Herodian (170), and Tuman bay II (1474). After her are Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Farid al-Atrash (1910), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), and Hazael (-900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Julia Maesa ranks 25. Before her are Abu'l-Fida (1273), Odaenathus (220), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Tutush I (1066), Julia Soaemias (180), and Tuman bay II (1474). After her are Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Hazael (-900), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), and Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150).

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