Gens:

IULIUS ROYAL HOUSE OF EMESA

Created:

1st November 2014

Update:

2nd January 2015

Status Republic:

Patrician:

Pleb. Nobilis:

Senatorial:

Eques Romanus:

Republican Family / Cognomen

Patrician

n/a

Pleb. Nobilis

n/a

Senatorial

n/a

Equestrian

n/a

Imperial Family / Cognomen

Imperators

Iotapianus ?, Sampsigeramus

Consular

Alexianus, Avitus, Sohaemus

Senatorial

Sampsigeramus

Equestrian

n/a

Republican Consuls, Tribunes with consular power, Dictators, Magister Equitum, Censors

n/a

Imperial Consuls and Emperors

plus 2 usurpers

Notes:

phylarch = ruler of a tribe. Unknown when kingdom actually ended. King Sohaemus is the last certain king. Probably placed under direct Rmoan rule by Domitian.

Many descendents of the royal house, but their descent is unclear.

When Tigranes the Great of Armenia was expelled from Syria in 69 various minor kingdoms were created incl. Emesa (modern city of Homs in Syria).

Articles

Narrett, Anthony A.: "Sohaemus, King of Emesa and Sophene", in The American Journal of Philology, Vol.98, 1977, pp.153-159

Chausson, Francois: "Theoclia Soeur de Severe Alexandre", in Mélanges de l'Ecole française de Rome. Antiquité T. 109, 1997, pp.659-690

Macurdy, Grace H.: "Iotape", in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol.26, 1936, pp.40-42 identifies 5 different women named Iotape.

Settipani: Continuite Gentilice p.444-448. Stemma is based on Settipani, however there are several conjectures (here marked with questionmarks).

Sullivan, Richard D.: "Near Eastern Royalty and Rome 100-30 BC", University of Toronto Press 1990, sections on Emesa (pp.62-64 and 198-202) with stemma 6 at bookend.

Sullivan, Richard D.: "The Dynasty of Emesa", in Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt, Bd.II,8, 1977, pp.198-219 with stemma opposite p.200

Changes

2-1-2015: added Sullivan's book as reference, some minor clarifications

Azizus

phylarch of the Arabs (Emesa?) under Seleucid rule 88/87

RE1

Sampsigeramus I

phylarch of Emesa c.69-46 or later

RE1

A497

Iamblichus I

Alexander

joint phylarch by 51-c.31 † exc by M.Antonius, the IIIvir

King 31 † 31 exc by Octavian

Emesa under direct Roman rule 31-20 BC

cf RE1

Iamblichus II

King of Emesa 20 BC until ?

ruler of Emesa restored by Augustus

J541

RE Samp 2

C. Iulius Sampsigeramus II

Meander

King by 17/19 AD-c.44

final mention 42

~ Iotape, dt of Mithridates III

KIng of Commagene from 20BC

RE2

A1693

J45

J582 RE Sohaemus 4

IGLS

2917

(C.Iu

Iotape

C.Iul

C.Iulius Azizus

King c.44 † 54

†

King Emesa 54-72 last mention

AD 72/73

1st mention 53

~ Aristoboulos

K of Sophene 54-c.60

~ Drusilla (D195) dt of

King of Judaea

ornamenta consularia 60

Agrippa I of Judaea

† 48 (A1051)

IIvir quinq Heliopolis

J46

J143

Iotape

C.Iulius Alexio

Iulia Mamaea

deaf-mute

† by 78

or sister to King Sohaemus

~ M.Antonius Polemo II

King of Cilicia 54-69 (J472)

J542

RE Samp 3

C. Iulius C.f. Sampsigeramus Silus

ment 78/79

trib Fabia

IGLS 2215

IGLS 2385

IGLS 2362

Iotape

Narosampsus or

C.(Iulius?) Longinus Sohaemus

† 108

Nesrosamsus

noble of Emesa alive 110

son of Samsigeramus

† 99

IGLS 2217

J191

RE103

IGLS 2216

J129

J189 RE102

J437 RE367

T.Flavius Sampsigeramus

C.Iulius Avitus

Sampsigeramus

Iulius

Iulius Agrippa

Iulius Avitus

Iulius Naso

† 108 young

cos suff 149

noble of Emesa † 137

primipilus

† as q on return journey

trib Quir.

Lycia et Pamp 147-149

son of Sohaemus

time of Pliny

doubtful if they derived from Emesa

S761

IGLS 2353

J202

RE116

C.Iulius Sohaemus

(C.Iulius) Avitus Capitolinus

(Iulius) Bassianus

cos suff a 164

noble of Emesa † 169

high priest of Sol Elagabalus,the God of Emesa

client king of Armenia 144-161

by 187

and 163/4-ment 172

J135

J192 RE105 = J190 RE194

J678 RE579 FOS445

J663 RE566 FOS436

Iulius Alexander

C.Iulius Avitus Alexianus

Iulia Maesa

filius

Iulia Domna

† c.190 kiled by

sodalis Titialis, military career

† 224 or 226

AUGUSTA † 217 suicide

Commodus

procur annonae at Ostia

AUGUSTA 218

termed uncle of

185 ~ 2 L.Septimius Severus

pr c.194, leg leg IV Flavia

CARACALLA

193 IMP CAESAR l. SEPTIMIUS

Raetia c.196-97, cos suff c.197

SEVERUS PERTINAX AUG

comes imp 209/11, praef aliment

cos suff 190/1 cos 194 202 imp 193-211

comes imp, praef aliment II c.217

Dalmatia, procos Asia c.215/216

J704 RE596 FOS460

J649 RE558

G171 RE Ges 6

S446

S454

Julia Soaemias Bassiana

Julia Avita Mamaea

Gessius Marcianus

(L. Septimius) Bassianus

P.Septimius Geta Caesar

*c.180 † 222 murdered

† 235 murdered

† a 218

IMP CAESAR M. AURELIUS

IMP CAESAR P. SEPTIMIUS

AUGUSTA 218

AUGUSTA 222

ab Arca in Syria

(SEVERUS) ANTONINUS AUG

GETA AUG

~ Sex.Varius Avitus Marcellus

eques, procur

called CARACALLA

* 189 Caesar 198 cos 205 208

ab Apamea in Syria

* c.188 † 217 murdered

imp 211-212

Numidia c.213-214

Augustus 198 cos 202 205 208 213

† a 218

imp 211-217

V184

J342 RE262

A1610

Varius Avitus Bassianus

M.Julius Gessius

Bassius Severus Alexander

filia

Theoclia

IMP CAESAR M. AURELIUS

Bassianus

IMP CAESAR M. AURELIUS

† 218

false ?

ANTONINUS AUG

frat Arv 213 214

SEVERUS ALEXANDER AUG

killed

called ELAGABALUS

relationship

* 208 † 235 murdered

* 203 † 222 murdered

unknown,

Caesar 221 imp 222-235

Imp 218-222

brother of

cos 222 226 229

cos suff 218 cos 219 220 222

Alex.Severus ?

~ Sallustia Barbia Orbiana

J49

IMP CAESAR M. F[LAVIUS?] RU[FUS?] IOTAPIANUS AUG

(Iulius Aurelius Sulpicius) Uranius Antoninus

PP Oriens, imp 248-249 † killed

usurper 222/235

usurper imp vs Philippus 248

priest of Emesa

by soldiers in Syria

from Emesa

J195

L.Iulius Aurelius Sulpicius Uranius Severus Antoninus Sampsigeramus

priest of Emesa

usurper 252-254