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Julia Soaemias

180 - 222

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Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – 11 March 222) was a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled over the Roman Empire from 218 to 222. She was one of his chief advisors, initially with the support and accompaniment of her mother Julia Maesa. She and her mother guided the young emperor until growing unrest and a family division led to her son's replacement by her nephew Severus Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julia Soaemias has received more than 143,345 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Soaemias is the 3,399th most popular politician (down from 3,358th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Syria (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Syrian Politician.

Julia Soaemias was most famous for being the wife of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Julia Soaemias ranks 3,399 out of 19,576Before her are Julius Schreck, Jack Kemp, Devlet I Giray, Alexander Balas, John Corvinus, and Fernando de la Rúa. After her are Dred Scott, Yury of Moscow, Guo Jia, Aşub Sultan, Siamun, and Judah ha-Nasi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 180, Julia Soaemias ranks 6Before her are Diogenes Laërtius, Ardashir I, Pope Callixtus I, Pope Anterus, and Julia Avita Mamaea. After her are Eugenia of Rome, and Pope Heraclas of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 222, Julia Soaemias ranks 4Before her are Elagabalus, Ma Chao, and Zhang Liao. After her are Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Ma Liang, Bardaisan, Annia Faustina, and Hierocles.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Julia Soaemias ranks 47 out of 210Before her are Moustapha Akkad (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Al-Dhahabi (1274), and Tutush I (1066). After her are Andrew of Crete (660), Nicolaus of Damascus (-64), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Damascius (480), Herodian (170), and Tuman bay II (1474).

Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Julia Soaemias ranks 23Before her are Yazid III (701), Michel Aflaq (1910), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Odaenathus (220), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), and Tutush I (1066). After her are Tuman bay II (1474), Julia Maesa (165), Abdul Halim Khaddam (1932), Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), and Hazael (-900).