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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. Julia Soaemias was killed along with her son by the Praetorian Guard. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julia Soaemias is the 2,996th most popular politician (up from 3,398th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Syria (up from 47th in 2019) and the 24th 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 2,996 out of 19,576. Before her are Eric IV of Denmark, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Tiridates III of Armenia, Pleistarchus, Sima Zhao, and Sergo Ordzhonikidze. After her are Aleksey Kuropatkin, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Kamehameha I, Edda Mussolini, Eleanor of Toledo, and Li Peng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 180, Julia Soaemias ranks 5. Before her are Diogenes Laërtius, Ardashir I, Pope Callixtus I, and Pope Anterus. After her are Julia Avita Mamaea, Eugenia of Rome, and Pope Heraclas of Alexandria. Among people deceased in 222, Julia Soaemias ranks 3. Before her are Elagabalus, and Ma Chao. After her are Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Bardaisan, Ma Liang, Annia Faustina, and Hierocles.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Julia Soaemias ranks 42 out of 210. Before her are Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Yazid III (701), Romanos the Melodist (490), and Heliodorus of Emesa (250). After her are Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Duqaq (1100), Mariam al-Asturlabi (950), Abu'l-Fida (1273), and Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Syria

Among politicians born in Syria, Julia Soaemias ranks 24. Before her are Amin al-Hafiz (1921), Yazid II (687), Al-Walid II (706), Odaenathus (220), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), and Yazid III (701). After her are Duqaq (1100), Abu'l-Fida (1273), Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945), Julia Avita Mamaea (180), Ahmad al-Khatib (1933), and Al-Qa'im (893).

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