Julia Domna
Roman empress consort from 193 to 211 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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[2] of priests of the deity Elagabalus. In 187, she married Severus, who at the time was governor of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. They had two sons, Caracalla and Geta. A civil war over the Roman throne broke out in 193, and shortly afterwards Severus declared himself emperor. The war ended in 197 with the defeat of the last of Severus's opponents.
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| Tenure | 193–211 | ||||
| Born | c. 160 AD Emesa, Roman Syria | ||||
| Died | 217 Antioch | ||||
| Burial | Mausoleum of Hadrian, Italy | ||||
| Spouse | Septimius Severus (m. 187; died 211) | ||||
| Issue | Caracalla Geta | ||||
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| Father | Julius Bassianus | ||||
As empress, Domna was famous for her political, social, and philosophical influence. She received titles such as "Mother of the Invincible Camps".[lower-alpha 1] After the elder of her sons, Caracalla, started ruling with his father, she was briefly co-empress with Caracalla's wife, Fulvia Plautilla, until the latter fell into disgrace.[4] Following the death of Severus in 211, Domna became the first empress dowager to receive the title combination "Pia Felix Augusta", which may have implied greater powers being vested in her than what was usual for a Roman empress mother.[5] Her sons succeeded to the throne. They had a conflictual relationship and Domna acted as their mediator, but Caracalla had his brother Geta assassinated later that year.
Domna committed suicide in 217 upon hearing of Caracalla's assassination in the course of his campaign against Parthia, on which she had accompanied him to Antioch (present-day Antakya, Turkey). After the death of Domna, her older sister Julia Maesa successfully restored the Severan dynasty to power in 218.