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Julia Maesa

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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. Through her sister's marriage, Maesa became sister-in-law to Septimius Severus and aunt of Caracalla and Geta, who all became emperors. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Maesa is the 4,605th most popular politician (down from 3,919th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Syria (down from 54th in 2019) and the 38th 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, Julia Maesa ranks 4,605 out of 19,576. Before her are Boris II of Bulgaria, Dương Văn Minh, Ala ad-Din Tekish, Catherine of Bosnia, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, and Odo the Great. After her are Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Gevherhan Sultan, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg, Konishi Yukinaga, and Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu.

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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 2. Before her is Artabanus IV of Parthia.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Julia Maesa ranks 72 out of 210. Before her are Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150), Herodian (170), Maher al-Assad (1967), and Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080). After her are Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Farid al-Atrash (1910), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Adib Shishakli (1909), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), and Abu Tammam (788).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Julia Maesa ranks 38. Before her are Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din (1170), Tutush I (1066), Salah Jadid (1926), Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150), and Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080). After her are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Adib Shishakli (1909), Tuman bay II (1474), Hazael (-900), Assef Shawkat (1950), and Hashim al-Atassi (1875).

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