COMPANION
Julia Domna
160 - 217
Julia Domna
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. In 187, she married Severus, then-governor of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Domna is the 74th most popular companion (up from 92nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Syria (up from 16th 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
Among companions, Julia Domna ranks 74 out of 784. Before her are Queen Sonja of Norway, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Désirée Clary, Zainab bint Muhammad, Elisabeth of Valois, and Zayd ibn Harithah. After her are Claude of France, Anne of Kiev, Sepp Dietrich, Abigail, Julia, and Amalasuntha.
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Queen Sonja of Norway
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 68
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
1496 - 1533
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 69
Désirée Clary
1777 - 1860
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 70
Zainab bint Muhammad
600 - 629
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 71
Elisabeth of Valois
1545 - 1568
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 72
Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 73
Julia Domna
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 74
Claude of France
1499 - 1524
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 75
Anne of Kiev
1025 - 1075
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 76
Sepp Dietrich
1892 - 1966
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 77
Abigail
1040 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 78
Julia
76 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 79
Amalasuntha
495 - 535
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 80
Contemporaries
Among people born in 160, Julia Domna ranks 1. After her are Sextus Empiricus, and Sextus Julius Africanus. Among people deceased in 217, Julia Domna ranks 2. Before her is Caracalla. After her are Pope Zephyrinus, Judah ha-Nasi, Khosrov I of Armenia, and Philadelphus of Byzantium.
Others Born in 160
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COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1
Sextus Empiricus
PHILOSOPHER
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 2
Sextus Julius Africanus
HISTORIAN
160 - 240
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 217
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Caracalla
POLITICIAN
188 - 217
HPI: 86.14
Rank: 1
Julia Domna
COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 2
Pope Zephyrinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
150 - 217
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 3
Judah ha-Nasi
POLITICIAN
135 - 217
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
Khosrov I of Armenia
NOBLEMAN
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Philadelphus of Byzantium
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 217
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Julia Domna ranks 12 out of 210. Before her are Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Pope Anicetus (70), Philip the Arab (204), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), and Apollodorus of Damascus (50). After her are Abd al-Rahman I (731), Ibn Kathir (1301), John Climacus (579), Al-Nawawi (1233), Marwan II (688), and Aemilius Papinianus (142).
Others born in Syria
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Zenobia
POLITICIAN
240 - 275
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 6
Yazid I
POLITICIAN
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 7
Pope Anicetus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
70 - 168
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 8
Philip the Arab
POLITICIAN
204 - 249
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 9
Imad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 10
Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 11
Julia Domna
COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 12
Abd al-Rahman I
POLITICIAN
731 - 788
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 13
Ibn Kathir
HISTORIAN
1301 - 1373
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 14
John Climacus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
579 - 649
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 15
Al-Nawawi
LAWYER
1233 - 1278
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 16
Marwan II
POLITICIAN
688 - 750
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 17
Aemilius Papinianus
LAWYER
142 - 211
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 18
Among COMPANIONS In Syria
Among companions born in Syria, Julia Domna ranks 1.
