Emesene priestly family

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The Emesene priestly family was a prominent Syrian dynasty from Emesa whose members served as hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal and rose to imperial prominence in Rome through figures such as Julia Domna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Syrian dynasty
priestly family
associatedWithDynasty Severan dynasty
basedIn Emesa
countryOfOrigin Syria
cultCenter Temple of Elagabal at Emesa
ethnicGroup Syrian Arabs
linked to: Syrian
knownFor providing Roman emperors
providing consorts to Roman emperors
language Greek
Latin
linkedTo cult of Sol Invictus
linked to: Deus Sol Invictus
memberHeldTitle Roman emperor
Roman empress
high priest of Elagabal
notableFor integration of Syrian religious traditions into Roman imperial culture
notableMember Elagabalus
Julia Domna
Julia Maesa
Julia Mamaea
Julia Soaemias
Severus Alexander
Sextus Varius Marcellus
partOf Emesene dynasty
politicalInfluence imperial court at Rome
politicalStatus client rulers of Rome
region Roman Syria
religion solar cult of Elagabal
linked to: cult of Elagabal
religiousRole hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal
roseToProminenceIn Roman Empire
timePeriod 1st century BCE
1st century CE
2nd century CE
3rd century CE
worshippedDeity Elagabal

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Julia Domna nobleFamily Emesene priestly family
cult of Elagabal linkedTo Emesene priestly dynasty
linked to: Emesene priestly family
Julius Bassianus memberOf Emesene aristocracy
subject linked to: Julius Bassianus (probable)
linked to: Emesene priestly family
Julius Bassianus partOf Emesene priestly dynasty
subject linked to: Julius Bassianus (probable)
linked to: Emesene priestly family