Julia Domna - Apollonius

Apollonius

If not for Julia, we would have very little information today about the legendary Apollonius of Tyana. It was at the behest of Julia that Philostratus wrote his now famous Life of Apollonius, which comes to us in full form almost two thousand years later. Julia is thought to have taken her own life before Philostratus could finish his work of eight volumes, however some consider it more likely that she died of breast cancer.