Julia Maesa (ca. 7 May 165 –ca. 3 August 226) was a Roman citizen and daughter of Julius Bassianus, priest of the sun god Heliogabalus, the patron god of Emesa (modern Homs) in the Roman province of Syria. Grandmother of both the Roman emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus, she figured prominently in the ascension of each to the title at the age of fourteen.
Read more about Julia Maesa: Restoration of Severan Rule, Appointment of Alexander Severus, Death and Reverence
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