Julia Paula

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Julia Paula was a Roman noblewoman who briefly served as empress as the first wife of Emperor Elagabalus in the early 3rd century.

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Julia Paula canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman empress
Roman noblewoman
historical figure
activePeriod early 3rd century
associatedDynasty Severan dynasty
birthDate unknown
burialPlace unknown
children none known
coinage appears on imperial coins as Augusta
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathDate unknown
deathPlace unknown
divorceApproximateDate 220
divorcedFrom Elagabalus
divorceReason repudiation by Elagabalus
endTime circa 220
era Severan dynasty
father Julius Paulus
fatherOccupation jurist
praetorian prefect
gender female
grandmotherInLaw Julia Maesa
historicalSources Cassius Dio
Herodian
Historia Augusta
knownFor being first wife of Elagabalus
brief tenure as Roman empress
marriageDate 219
marriedAtAge young adult
motherInLaw Julia Soaemias
nobleFamily Gens Cornelia
notableEvent marriage arranged by Julia Maesa
placeOfResidence Imperial court
Rome
politicalRole dynastic marriage alliance
positionHeld Augusta
Roman empress
religion Roman paganism
spouse Elagabalus
spouseOccupation Roman emperor
spouseReignEnd 222
spouseReignStart 218
startTime circa 219
statusAfterDivorce lost title of Augusta
successorAsEmpress Aquilia Severa
title Augusta
titleGrantedBy Elagabalus

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Elagabalus spouse Julia Paula
Varius Avitus Bassianus spouse Julia Paula